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Defend America on Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:47:34 PM
House Votes to Hike Debt Limit
By Chad Pergram
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FOXNews.com
The
House of Representatives Thursday voted to raise the debt limit by $1.9
trillion. That vote raises the debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion, a new
high for the amount of debt the U.S. has ever carried.
As recently as 2001, the U.S. debt was only at $5.7 trillion. But
exploded throughout the past decade after Sept. 11, 2001, amid record
spending by the Bush and Obama administrations.
If Congress doesn't hike the debt ceiling, the U.S. would be unable make good on Social Security and Medicare payments.
The Senate approved the debt limit increase in mid-January on a 60-40 party-line vote.
The House vote was a close one, 217-212. All Republicans and more than 30 Democrats voted against raising the debt ceiling.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/04/house-votes-hike-debt-limit/