Public Debt Limit Legislation A Brief History and Controversies in the 1980s and 1990s

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debts, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1998

Summary:

Discusses early development of the public debt limit, its role in the budget debate, and controversies surrounding debt limit increases in the 1980s and 1990s. Provides background on temporary and permanent debt limit increases, and examines possible need for separate debt limit debates

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Public Debt Limit Legislation

Publisher Number:

CRS-1998-GVF-0003

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