debt limit
Americannoun
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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
In other areas, like the question of the debt limit, MacDonough and other parliamentarians have acted more as literalists, according to Kogan.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 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
Also known as the debt limit, this is a law that restricts the total amount of money the government can borrow to pay its bills.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 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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