Biden signs debt limit hike, but December standoff looms

Friday, October 15, 2021

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill raising the nation's debt limit until early December, delaying the prospect of an unprecedented federal default that could have caused economic disaster.

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