![]() In a new Pew Research Center survey about the public’s policy priorities, 57% of Americans cited reducing the budget deficit as a top priority for the president and Congress to address this year, up from 45% a year ago. Public concern about federal spending is on the rise. But the president has insisted that raising the limit – which allows the government to continue paying its obligations under the law on time – shouldn’t be a budgetary bargaining chip. House Republicans say they want Biden to accept significant (but unspecified) spending cuts in exchange for raising the limit. President Joe Biden and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives appear to be on a collision course over raising the statutory limit on the national debt. ![]() ![]() Rick Scott, R-Fla., listens during a news conference called by Republicans to discuss ongoing debt ceiling negotiations at the U.S.
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