Debt Ceiling

U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit No Later Than Nov. 3, Treasury Secretary Warns

Lew added that a remaining cash balance of less than $30 billion would swiftly deplete.
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Reid Responds To McConnell: The Debt Ceiling Is Non-Negotiable

The Senate minority leader urged the president not to negotiate with Republicans.
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After Confusing Remarks, Ben Carson Insists He Understands The Debt Ceiling

But he still won't say whether he would raise it.
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Obama On Budget Talks: 'We're Not Going To Negotiate' On Debt Limit

Let's not return to the budget hell that was 2013.
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Treasury Department Narrows National Default Date To Nov. 5

"Without sufficient cash, it would be impossible for the United States of America to meet all of its obligations for the first time in our history."
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Debt Ceiling Will Be Hit After October, Obama Administration Warns Congress

Treasury Secretary Lew urges lawmakers to act before deadline nears.
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GOP Tees Up 'Default Prevention' Bill In Case Congress Fails To Raise Debt Ceiling

Democrats say the bill actually makes a government shutdown more likely.
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A Debt Ceiling Showdown Between Republicans Comes Into Focus

GOP leaders want to avoid it. But the base might not let them.
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What Is The 'Gephardt Rule' Anyway?

So if there's no return to the salad days of the debt ceiling, where do we go from here? Well, this gives me the opportunity to say something that I rarely have the occasion to say: Let's listen to Dick Gephardt!
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Dem Rep: GOP Needs To Wake Up From 'Wet Dream'

Eric Swalwell, a democrat representative from California tell GOP to wake up from '"radical, ideological wet dream"
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