Debt Limit Bill & Build Back Better Act Question

[Drewps5co0tt]

The debt limit bill is set to expire I think December 15 unless Congress acts to raise it or whatever they do. Is this part of the Build Back Better act or are these two issues completely separate from each other?

Thanks

 

[WorksForMe]

As I understand it, those issues are separate, but are related in that Republicans would like to use the threat of not raising the debt limit as leverage to kill the BBB Act(which they hate). Unfortunately, it's not that straight forward. There are ways that the Democrats could raise the debt limit without any help from the other side, and the Republicans would like to avoid that.

If Congress would cut spending, and learn to live within their means, they wouldn't have to keep raising the debt limit, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon.


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