Debt Ceiling 2011
Debt ceiling crisis was a contentious july 2011 debate on the borrowing limit of the united states government.
Debt ceiling 2011. The united states debt ceiling crisis of 2011 was a stage in the ongoing political debate in the united states congress about the appropriate level of government spending and its effect on the national debt and deficit the debate centered around the raising of the debt ceiling which is normally raised without debate the crisis led to the passage of the budget control act of 2011. The most recent suspension began on february 9 2018 and will end on march 1 2019. Lawmakers have suspended the debt limit six times since february 2013.
The law involves the introduction of several complex mechanisms such as creation of the congressional joint select committee on deficit reduction options for a balanced budget amendment and automatic budget sequestration. As a result the u s. The act brought conclusion to the 2011 us debt ceiling crisis.
Congress has suspended the debt ceiling until after the 2020 presidential election. Fiscal experts lament that all the energy expended to cut a debt ceiling deal didn t yield far more and far smarter debt reduction. More what really happens during a government shutdown.
In january 2019 house democrats agreed to reinstate the gephardt rule. The debt ceiling does not control or limit the ability of the federal government to run deficits or incur obligations. 1 it wants to avoid a repeat of the 2011 and 2013 debt crises during an election year.
As of march 15 the debt subject to the ceiling was 108 billion shy of the 14 294 trillion cap. By jeanne sahadi cnnmoney august 2 2011. Washington cnn president barack obama on tuesday signed a compromise plan raising the nation s 14 3 trillion debt ceiling averting what could have been an unprecedented national default.
It is instead a limit on the ability to pay for obligations already incurred according to a government accounting office gao report to congress on february 2011. Treasury secretary tim geithner meanwhile reminded lawmakers this week of the futility of the. Debt exceeded 26 trillion on june 10 2020.