Biden said on Tuesday he again asked Republicans in Congress to “do what has been done in previous legislatures: raise the debt ceiling to avoid a default.” Under his predecessor Donald Trump, the ceiling, which limits government debt to a certain level, was raised three times.
An increase in the debt ceiling is not uncommon. Congress has to vote on it regularly. Usually this is a formality.
However, the Republicans want to link the increase in the ceiling this time to significant spending cuts, but according to Biden, the two things have nothing to do with each other.