debt ceiling

基本解释

Some in their ranks claim they do not want the debt ceiling raised at all, although that would oblige the government to cut spending by almost half overnight.
还有一些共和党人声称，尽管提高债务限额会促使政府在顷刻间削减近半的开支，他们也根本不愿这样做。
Once the Tea Party members of Congress reconceived themselves as part of the governing elite, what they wanted was for the debt ceiling to be raised -- without too many of them having to vote for it.
一旦茶党成员接受了成为统治精英的一部分这一现实，他们要做的就是同意上调最高债务限额--尽管他们当中不会有太多的人会同意上调债限。
The deficit issue has become entangled with a vote Congress will soon consider on raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.
赤字问题已经与国会不久将审议表决的提高国家14.3万亿美元的债务限额缠绕在一起。

Add to the list the after-shock of the congressional debt ceiling battle and the debt downgrade.
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Setting aside the issue of the debt ceiling, there is a lot at stake.
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The debt ceiling increase, does that need to go to the Hill this week?
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