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New York Times Opinion Piece Ignores Politics of Debt Ceiling Fight

A response to Michael W. McConnell

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Conor J. Kelly
May 16, 2023
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The debt ceiling is a source of immense controversy and political fighting. The question of whether or not to raise the debt ceiling, meaning to allow the government to borrow more money, has been a sticky and sometimes downright frustrating exercise. Even among Democrats1. With that controversy comes various takes that in…

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