In the coming weeks, Congress must act to increase the debt limit.

Republicans put off action on the national debt limit until late next month.

The same vote would be required to increase the debt limit.

And besides, didn't Congress already increase the debt limit last summer?

Never in our history has Congress failed to increase the debt limit when necessary.

Each plan proposed that the Government increase its debt limit by $500 billion.

Thus, the government increased the debt limit, just as it had in August.

The agreement cut spending more than it increased the debt limit.

Spending was reduced more than the increase in the debt limit.

In the next few weeks, Congress will have to raise the ceiling on the debt limit to keep the federal government going.