Congress Votes to Raise the Debt Ceiling Punting the Next Fight to 2023
We ran the numbers: There are 2288 news articles covering this topic. 59% (1346) are left leaning, 24% (558) are center, and 17% (384) are right leaning.
Early Wednesday morning, the House voted 221 to 209 to increase the federal borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion. While left-leaning articles highlight that the bill also saddled vulnerable Democrats with a tough vote on the cusp of an election year, right-leaning articles highlight that every Republican voted against the measure in both the House and the Senate.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the bill also saddled vulnerable Democrats with a tough vote on the cusp of an election year. Republicans said they were perplexed by the Democrats’ scramble to act.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Democrats say the measure will allow the government to avoid default until early 2021. Congress will also likely avoid any major debt limit debates until after the 2022 midterm elections.
A right-leaning article by Washington Examiner highlights that every Republican voted against the measure in both the House and the Senate. Congress approved the increase on the brink of a Dec. 15 deadline set by Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen.
From the right
House votes to raise federal debt limit by $2.5 trillion, Biden set to sign
Washington Examiner