debt limit
Americannoun
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The $70 billion borrowing plan exceeds the city’s current debt limit, which is pegged to the total amount of taxpaying property in the city, by tens of billions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged Congress to address the debt limit by mid-July and warned if they do not, the US could be unable to pay its bills as early as August.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
And, third, any policy passed through budget reconciliation must directly affect federal spending, revenue, or the debt limit.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025
In the end, they actually defied him, passing a bill that was silent about the debt limit.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024
The current economic slowdown and inflexible budget items have pushed the deficit above the EU's 3% debt limit.
From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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