debt limit Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/debt-limit/ Morgantown Area News Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:06:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png debt limit Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/debt-limit/ 32 32 McCarthy declares victory, but Biden may be the real winner https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/06/01/mccarthy-declares-victory-but-biden-may-be-the-real-winner/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 03:05:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=290565 by Carl P. Leubsdorf In announcing their compromise agreement to extend the debt ceiling and avert a potential economic catastrophe, both President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed victory.  […]

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]]> When McCarthy’s spending cuts are spelled out, even Republicans balk https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/05/26/when-mccarthys-spending-cuts-are-spelled-out-even-republicans-balk/ Sat, 27 May 2023 03:07:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=290009 by Jackie Calmes Whether you’re for the demand by House Republicans for deep spending cuts as a condition for raising the nation’s debt ceiling or you’re against it, there are […]

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]]> Biden should ignore the debt ceiling https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/05/23/biden-should-ignore-the-debt-ceiling/ Wed, 24 May 2023 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=289555 by Robert Reich I want to start today with a bit of history that sheds some light on what’s happening in Washington this week, and what Biden should do about […]

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]]> Shame on Manchin for supporting GOP ransom demands https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/05/17/shame-on-manchin-for-supporting-gop-ransom-demands/ Thu, 18 May 2023 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=288897 Sen. Joe Manchin prides himself on his bipartisanship, but when it comes to negotiations over the debt ceiling, he should not support House Republicans’ ransom demands.   Manchin views himself as […]

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]]> The debt limit: Same old song yet again https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/05/02/the-debt-limit-same-old-song-yet-again/ Wed, 03 May 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=287114 The very term “debt limit” makes a mockery of any kind of responsible budgeting. Each time the government reaches the “limit” it gets raised with the familiar scenarios that include […]

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]]> House GOP wants to balance budget on backs of kids https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/05/01/house-gop-wants-to-balance-budget-on-backs-of-kids/ Tue, 02 May 2023 02:03:13 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=286961 House Republicans narrowly passed a bill this week that would increase the federal government’s debt ceiling in exchange for $4.8 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years that show what […]

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]]> Wall Street should tell Kevin McCarthy to get back to business https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/04/19/wall-street-should-tell-kevin-mccarthy-to-get-back-to-business/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=285548 by Jonathan Bernstein House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went to New York on Monday to seek Wall Street’s support for his pursuit of a debt-ceiling deal tied to federal spending cuts. […]

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]]> Republicans must get over their fear of Medicare https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/04/08/republicans-must-get-over-their-fear-of-medicare/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 03:52:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=282125 by Karl W. Smith Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden in which he admonished the White House for not taking more […]

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]]> Dems making mistake on debt limit https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/11/23/dems-making-mistake-on-debt-limit/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:06:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=251795 by Jonathan Bernstein Fresh off an unexpectedly resilient performance in the midterms, the Democrats appear to be bungling things right off the block by making a major political miscalculation on […]

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