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Does the president need congress to approve raising the debt ceiling?
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∙ 12y ago
No- the president has no control over borrowing or appropriating money. He has some limited control over spending, but that is only in regards to how quickly he spends money that has been appropriated for him to spend.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe President has the power to raise debt ceiling as clearly written in 14th amendment. Raising debt ceiling is not questionable.
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Did senator Barack Obama make a statement re raising the debt limit in march 2006?
Yes he did. He was objecting what he believed was out of control spending by President Bush and the Republicans, who controlled congress at that time; and he expressed his opposition to raising the debt limit. However, when congress voted on it, the debt limit was in fact raised, although Mr. Obama was among those who voted against it. That said, it is very typical for a senator or representative to hold one set of views when in the opposition party in congress, and a different set when in the majority or when that person has become president. President Obama has indeed changed his position on the issue of the debt ceiling. I enclose a link to Snopes. com which verified his change of position between 2006 and 2011.
Did Tom McClintock vote for the debt ceiling bill?
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How can the senate vote on debt ceiling bill not passed by the house?
Article 1, Section 7 of the US Constitution provides that "All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills." Since a debt ceiling bill isn't for raising revenue, it can be initially introduced in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. Once the first side of Congress passes a bill, it goes to the other side. Typically, it is amended there before it passes, which means different bills have been passed by each side. A conference committee then tries to come up with a bill that is acceptable to both chambers. Both have to pass exactly the same bill before it goes to the President for signature. The US has had a debt ceiling for just short of a century. Prior to WWI, Congress authorized each issuance of treasury bonds, but the debt ceiling law was introduced, allowing the treasury secretary to issue bonds as necessary up to the limit authorized. It is not necessary for the government to have a debt ceiling, and credit ratings organizations have suggested that the US simply eliminate theirs. No other industrialized country has such a limit. Given that Congress still has to authorize spending before it occurs, the debt limit is redundant - unless it is the intent of Congress to spend money, but not actually pay the bills. That would be unconstitutional; the 14th Amendment forbids the US from being a deadbeat.
What branch of congress is responsible for raising revenue?
Bills of revenue start in the House.
Who is in charge of raising and reducing taxes in the US?
Federal taxes are passed as laws, voted on by the members of both houses of Congress and signed by the President. Needless to say, the changes, up down or whatever are highly political.
Did president obama vote against raising the debt ceiling while he was a senator?
Yes he did. He claimed the fact the ceiling had to be raised showed poor leadership skills of the president. Quote: "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure," he said on March 16, 2006. "Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership . Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit."
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What are members of congress constantly focused on?
Re-election and raising money for their next campaign.
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revenue bills
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Tennessee seceded from the Union after President Lincoln was elected and began raising an army. =]
