US Debt Ceiling Votes Invite Partisanship

In coming weeks, the U.S. Congress is widely expected to raise the federal governments debt ceiling, thereby allowing it to borrow additional funds and service Americas $14 trillion national debt. Congress has never failed to raise the borrowing limi

VOA标准英语2012--Understanding the Scope of the US Debt Ceiling

Understanding the Scope of the US Debt Ceiling It's not some architectural feature unique to Washington. The debt ceiling is a borrowing limit - passed by Congress in 1917 to fund the war effort. Back then, the ceiling was slightly more than $11 bill

VOA标准英语2014--Congress Faces Scramble to Raise Debt Ceiling 国会面临提高债务上限的争夺V

Congress Faces Scramble to Raise Debt Ceiling 国会面临提高债务上限的争夺 WASHINGTON The coming week will see a return to fiscal drama in the U.S. Capitol with lawmakers scrambling to raise the federal borrowing limit before they adjourn

VOA标准英语2014--Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges 美国议员面临债务限额和移民挑战

Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges美国议员面临债务限额和移民挑战 WASHINGTON, DC Statistics show that last years session of Congress was the least productive in history, with the Democratic-led Senate and t

IMF Urges Swift Action on US Debt Dispute

As U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama haggle over plans to cut Washington's massive debt, the International Monetary Fund says the United States must take urgent and effective action on the issue. Monday, the newest IMF report on the U.S. econ

U.S. Senate approves postponement of debt ceiling deadline

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the postponement of the federal government's debt ceiling until May to keep the federal government in operation and give lawmakers more time to mull over how to rein in the government's

U.S. House Speaker insists on Congress debt ceiling control

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Congress would never give up its control over raising the federal government's debt limit to enhance U.S. fiscal sustainability, John Boehner, speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives, said here on Thursday.

Obama gov't kills notion of minting platinum coins to avoid debt crisis

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Saturday killed the idea of minting platinum coins in the denomination of 1 trillion U.S. dollars to generate revenue and avoid the looming battle with Republicans on raising the federal gov

Obama urges Congress to raise U.S. debt ceiling

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- One week before starting his second term, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged Congress to raise the country's debt ceiling in a timely manner to avert dampening investor confidence and derailing the economic re

White House urges Congress to raise debt ceiling without delay

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has insisted on his stance that Congress should increase the country's debt ceiling without delay, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Thursday. The President has made clear he's not going

Obama Will Not Block Debt Limit Bill

WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration is welcoming Republican lawmakers decision not to withhold an extension of the nations borrowing limit. Republicans had threatened to allow the United States to default on its obligations if government spending we

Obama Announces Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced an agreement with congressional leaders on a compromise deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling and keep the government from defaulting on its $14.3 trillion debt. Mr. Obama told reporters at the White House

Bill to Raise US Debt Ceiling Advances

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill tying an increase in the federal borrowing limit to deep spending cuts, limits on future spending, and a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. The Republican-sponsored measu

学个词Learn a Word 第1151期 Ceiling

今天我们要学的词是ceiling。Ceiling, 是房间天花板的意思，可以引伸为上限。美国现行联邦债务上限是14.3万亿美元。 Some Republican lawmakers are opposed to raising the debt ceiling without tackling government spe

每日一词【1151】ceiling：上限

今天我们要学的词是ceiling。Ceiling, 是房间天花板的意思，可以引伸为上限。美国现行联邦债务上限是14.3万亿美元。 Some Republican lawmakers are opposed to raising the debt ceiling without tackling government spe

Obama: Time Running Out On Big Debt Deal

President Barack Obama says U.S. lawmakers have a unique opportunity to stabilize the nations economy for a decade or more. But, the president said Friday time is running out for a deal to raise the governments legal debt limit and cut deficits. At h

学个词Learn a Word 第1261期 debt ceiling

今天我们要学的词是debt ceiling。 Debt ceiling, 借债限额。The US government hit the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling in May, 美国政府五月份达到了14.3万亿美元的借债最高限额。 美国总统奥巴马设法增加借债限额的

Senate Votes to Kill House Debt Ceiling Bill

In another dramatic evening on Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling. The Democratic-controlled Senate moved quickly, however, to vote to kill the House bill. It

US House Passes Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The U.S. House of Representatives late Monday passed a bill to raise the country's debt ceiling in exchange for cuts in government spending - one day ahead of a potential default on America's $14.3 trillion national debt. The action now shifts to the

Plans to Raise US Debt Ceiling Mired in Congress

Daunting hurdles remain for two legislative plans to cut U.S. government spending, raise the federal borrowing limit and avert a national debt crisis experts warn that could stall Americas fragile economic recovery and send financial shock waves arou