Debt Limit

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February 12, 2014

Senate clears debt limit measure for President Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic Senate tally in which top GOP leaders cast the crucial votes, must-pass legislation to…
October 11, 2013

theGrio’s Joy Reid explains the debt ceiling

theGRIO VIDEO - You've no doubt heard plenty about the debt ceiling, or "debt limit" in the last couple of…
October 10, 2013

Boehner to ask House Republicans for short debt increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will ask Republicans to approve a short-term extension of the U.S.…
October 8, 2013

Obama calls Boehner, says he still won’t negotiate

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama called Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Tuesday to again tell the top House Republican…
October 7, 2013

White House open to short-term hike in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to raise the nation's debt limit without the type of unrelated conditions…
February 5, 2013

Obama signs bill averting government default

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default…
January 24, 2013

House votes to defuse debt limit crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid…
January 14, 2013

5 things we learned from Obama’s last 1st term press conference

theGRIO REPORT - The president held the final press conference of his first term on Monday afternoon, less than a…
January 14, 2013

Obama demands quick action to raise US debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that Congress quickly raise the federal debt limit and warned that…
January 10, 2013

Can Obama raise the debt limit with a trillion dollar coin?

theGRIO REPORT - Since the White House did not emphatically reject the coin option. The debate rages on...
July 8, 2011

Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring

WASHINGTON (AP) - "Our economy as a whole just isn't producing nearly enough jobs for everybody who is looking," Obama…
July 7, 2011

Rep. Tim Scott fuels debt debate with impeach Obama talk

theGRIO REPORT - His comments set off a firestorm on the Internet, with people taking to social media and news…