A Clean Debt Ceiling Hike Is a Dirty Deal

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at an International Union of Operating Engineers Local 77 union training facility in Accokeek, Md., on April 19, 2023. Biden spoke on his plans to expand the economy and addressed Republican leadership's approach to raising the debt ceiling later this year. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Commentary

When President Joe Biden and his team talk about a clean debt ceiling increase, it is one more example of Washington using language to deliberately mislead the American people.