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I VOTE
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I VOTE asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 10 years ago

How many Times has the GOP Cut spending while Raising the Debt Limit?

This is the 1st time I heard about a Debt Limit.

What cuts were made during the Bush Administration when they raised the Debt Limit???

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    Never

    Reagan raised the debt ceiling 17 times during his presidency.

  • 10 years ago

    Neither party has ever cut spending. You should be asking why this is so and why we have allowed both parties to spend more than is allowed by the Constitution and more than is brought in. Sometime deficit spending is necessary, but we have made a habit of it.

    Don't make this a partisan issue. Make it an American issue. There was a time when the Republicans were the party of fiscal responsibility. No more!

    Source(s): 25 years active Army service.
  • 10 years ago

    Every republican congress House and Senate ) in the history of the US

    Has lowered the budget deficit each and every year.

    In the 4 years Bush had a Republican Congress,

    The Budget deficit went from 460 billion down to 160 billion dollars

    2. Even now, they are not trying to cut spending, they are cutting the growth rate of spending.

    Spending will still increase each year, just not as fast

  • Mike
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    I don't think you understand. Obama has increased the national debt by 40% since he took office. US debt is being downgraded because of all the heavy spending that Obama has done. It has nothing to do with the Republicans.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    for the thousandth time, that doesnt give obama the green light.

    two wrongs dont make a right and the gop should not have raised the debt limit

  • Jeff S
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    They cut taxes which was why they had to raised the debt ceiling!

  • IceT
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    I don't know. How many times has the debt been $14 trillion?

  • Never

  • ?
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    They never have

    The GOP is using it to hijack the country so they can get their way.

  • 10 years ago

    What's the name of and how many years has the current prez. occupied the oval office? Bush-Bush-Bush.!!! What Bush did bad......Obama made it worse. Get it?

    no.....maybe you'll get this====> http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=ht...

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