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The debt ceiling is the legal limit on the amount of federal debt the US government can have outstanding. Defaulting on that debt would have consequences.
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The debt ceiling is the legal limit on the amount of federal debt the US government can have outstanding. Defaulting on that debt would have consequences.
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