'The reason we have to raise the debt limit is, in part, because of the reckless tax and spend policies under the previous Trump Admin,' President Biden says. 'In four years, they incurred nearly $8 trillion.'
President Biden criticized Republicans for threatening to block a raise to the debt ceiling in Congress with what he called "procedural tricks." He also emphasized how raises to the debt limit in the past have been a "bipartisan undertaking" and urged Congress to act soon.
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