Debt ceiling: 2011 showdown leaves lessons for Biden, GOP
Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., center, is joined by other members of congress outside the White House in Washington, July 19, 2011, after releasing a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to deal with the debt ceiling crisis. Lessons learned from the debt ceiling standoff more than a decade ago are rippling through Washington. Back in 2011 the debate around raising the debt ceiling was eerily familiar. Newly elected House Republicans were eager to confront the Democratic president and force spending cuts. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
By LISA MASCARO
AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON — The debate around raising the debt ceiling sounds eerily similar: Newly elected House Republicans, eager to confront the Democratic president in the White House, refused to raise the debt limit without cuts to federal spending....
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