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Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts

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Newest development May 23, 2023 · 4 reportsPoll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts

Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS,

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  1. The Guardian

    The US debt ceiling crisis is more proof of Republicans’ cynicism and bad faith | Jill Filipovic (opens The Guardian)

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    Republicans want to force spending cuts by threat instead of legislating – and the cuts they’re asking for are appalling

  2. Washington Times

    Most say pair debt limit increase with deficit cuts, but few following debate closely: AP-NORC poll (opens Washington Times)

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    About two-thirds of U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about how the national economy would be affected if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its debts, according to a new poll, even as few say they have a solid understanding of the ongoing debt limit negotiat…

  3. Fox News

    Most Democrats support deficit reduction as part of debt ceiling fight: Poll (opens Fox News)

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    Overall, more than six in 10 Americans want some kind of deficit reduction measures to be paired with a debt limit increase

  4. Washington Examiner

    Debt ceiling debate: Most people want spending cuts as part of a deal (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A majority of people in the United States are hoping that spending cuts will be part of the deal that President Joe Biden and Congress come to in the next couple of weeks regarding the debt ceiling.

  5. NPR

    Slim majority wants debt ceiling raised without spending cuts, poll finds (opens NPR)

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    Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress cannot agree on a path forward to avoid debt default even though Americans want to raise the debt ceiling without cutting spending, according to a new NPR poll.

  6. CNN

    CNN Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts (opens CNN)

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    Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as the government’s June 1 “hard deadline” to avoid economic catastrophe looms large over Washington.

  7. ABC 12 Flint

    Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS,

  8. New York Post

    Majority of Americans say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts: poll (opens New York Post)

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    Almost half of registered Democrats surveyed, or 45%, backed tying spending cuts to a debt ceiling increase, along with most Republicans, 79%, and 58% of independents.

  9. Fox News

    Fox News Poll: Majority says only increase debt ceiling with spending cuts (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News polling found the majority of Americans believe raising the debt limit would be financially catastrophic, as leaders continue debt ceiling negotiations.

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