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Biden says U.S. debt took over 200 years to accumulate, knocks GOP for refusal to hike debt limit

April 3, 2023 refusal, Years, took, Knocks, U.S., accumulate, Over, Biden, says, debt, Limit, hike0 comment

President Biden criticized House Republicans on Monday for their refusal to hike the debt limit without securing spending cuts, arguing that it took 200 years to accumulate the national debt under both parties. The Washington Times stories: White House

The Logic Behind Biden’s Refusal to Negotiate the Debt Ceiling

January 29, 2023 negotiate, Biden's, Logic, debt, Behind, Ceiling, refusal0 comment

President Joe Biden has already made the most important domestic-policy decision he’ll likely face this year. Biden and his top advisers have repeatedly indicated that they will reject demands from the new GOP majority in the House of Representatives to link increasing the debt ceiling with cutting federal spending. Instead, Biden is insisting that Congress pass a clean debt-ceiling increase, with no conditions attached. [Annie Lowrey: The trillion-dollar coin might be the least bad option] Biden’s refusal to negotiate with Republicans now is rooted in the Obama administration’s experiences in…

Trump’s Refusal to Support a Peaceful Transfer of Power Is Shocking, but US Political Transitions Have Always Created Uncertainty – Foreign Policy

September 25, 2020 Always, trumps, Policy, shocking, Political, Created, Foreign, uncertainty, power, support, transitions, Transfer, refusal, peaceful0 comment

Trump’s Refusal to Support a Peaceful Transfer of Power Is Shocking, but US Political Transitions Have Always Created Uncertainty Foreign Policy “us president” – Google News