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What Happens If Congress Fails to Raise the Debt Ceiling?
According to the Washington Post, the White House is warning that catastrophe will strike if Congress fails to raise the limit on the national debt: The Government has too little cash to pay creditors, thus the U.S. government would default.
2012 Budget Battle: House Republicans Take Steps To Drown Government
Original source: Coalition on Human Needs
Obama’s Budget and Deficit Plan – and Our Decision Time
The president’s speech, April 13th, on his deficit plan relieved many who had not yet recovered from the ugly compromises Democrats were compelled to make to avoid a government shutdown.
Students and Faculty Occupy a Building in Protest at California State University East Bay
HAYWARD, CA 4/13/11 -- Students and faculty at California State University, East Bay, marched to the administration building on the campus and then occupied the building in protest. Organized by Students for a Quality Education and the California Faculty Association, the civil disobedience protested budget cuts and fee increases for students, and cutbacks on staff and benefits, while administrators' salaries are increased.
