debt limit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Congress in 1991 set a debt limit of $15 billion, and that capacity is exhausted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
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
Texas requires a two-thirds vote on the issue of municipal bonds, and fixes the debt limit at five per cent.
From Popular Law-making by Frederic Jesup Stimson
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