Pressure Rises on Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling in Coming Weeks
- Immigration stalemate means another stopgap funding bill
- Broader budget agreement, spending caps are bargaining chips
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Congress came under increased pressure to raise the nation’s debt ceiling following two reports forecasting that the federal government will run out of cash within a matter of weeks.
That could throw another wrench into already complicated budget and immigration talks seeking to avoid a repeat of this month’s government shutdown.