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by gjsman-1000 1049 days ago
Ironic, considering they literally had the power to raise the debt ceiling for two years while they were in Congress. But it's too much to ask that they have less than a year of foresight.

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/23/democrats-debt-ceiling-regr...

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The would have needed Manchin's support, and without periodic debt ceiling emergencies he wouldn't get as much airtime to advocate for cuts.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/07/joe-manch...