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debt limit not a big deal
May 25, 2023
The debt-limit discussion would be far more reasonable if it were broadly understood that government has no resources.
mccarthy spending cuts debt limit
May 25, 2023
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that the White House must agree to spending cuts as part of a debt deal. 
Conservatives are quietly "plotting to force a government shutdown" in an effort to deny funding for President Biden's vaccine mandates.
December 1, 2021
Conservatives are quietly “plotting to force a government shutdown” in an effort to deny funding for President Biden’s vaccine mandates.
Philip Diehl, former director of the United States Mint, believes a trillion-dollar coin could be minted "quickly" in order to provide a solution to the looming debt ceiling problem.
October 5, 2021
Philip Diehl, former director of the United States Mint, believes a trillion-dollar coin could be minted “quickly” in order to provide a solution to the looming debt ceiling problem.