This is ridiculous. Didn’t we just raise the limit two months ago?
Update: Statement from Rep. Rob Wittman –
“Today, Congress approved the largest one-time increase of our nation’s debt limit in the history of the republic. For the second time in as many months, members of the majority have sought to kick the can down the road and saddle every man, woman, and child in this nation with an additional $6,000 in debt. American’s are already obligated with the responsibility of paying $40,000 each towards our national tab. The sad part of all this is that it doesn’t have to be this way. Instead of passing budgets that continue to dig us into a deeper and deeper hole, we can balance our budget today, cut our spending, and go line by line like the President said he would, and make the same hard decisions that families across America have been making about what we need and what we want. Unfortunately, my colleagues want more than they need and we continue to see our debt skyrocket, while Americans get stuck with the bill.”