Tag: debt ceiling
Harvey aid package likely vehicle for debt ceiling increase
The White House plans to ask Congress Friday for a $5.9 billion down payment for initial Harvey recovery efforts. Republican leaders are already making...
Debt ceiling issue tops summer budget agenda for Congress
Even members of his own party were quick to declare President Donald Trump's budget plan dead on arrival in Congress last month. And in...
Congress sends budget and debt deal to Barack Obama
President Barack Obama is applauding the Senate's pre-dawn approval of a two-year budget deal, saying it shows Congress can "help, not hinder" the nation's...