Raising the debt ceiling simply gives our country the ability to pay the bills Congress has already racked up.

简单的提高债务上限将让我们国家有能力支付让国会头疼的各种账单。

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It was unclear whether Congress would raise the debt ceiling to accurately reflect what the country will spend this year.

不清楚美国国会是否会调高负债上限，以准确反映今年美国将支出多少。

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United States faces an August 2 deadline before the current ceiling is reached and the country faces default on its debt for the first time in its history.

8月2号是目前的债务上限到期的日子，美国也将在历史上第一次面临国债违约。

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If a country violates the deficit ceiling of 3% there will be automatic sanctions.

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During the past 50 years, the country has reached the debt ceiling 74 times.

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At the rate the country is going now, the country will hit the debt ceiling again at some point in the second half of 2012, just in time for Democrats and Republicans to blame each other in time for November elections.

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