The year of gridlock reached a low point in the midsummer showdown over the federal debt ceiling.

这样的僵局之年最终在夏季中期达到了其最低点，两党在联邦债务上限问题上摊牌对峙。

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In the past, lifting the federal debt ceiling would have passed largely unnoticed in Washington.

在过去，提高联邦债务上限的法案大部分时候都在华盛顿悄无声息地获得通过。

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How much does this downgrade have to do with Congress 'recent fight over the federal debt ceiling?

这次的降级与最近国会关于联邦债务上限的争议有多大关系？

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Later this spring, Congress will need to decide whether to approve an increase in the federal debt ceiling.

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That agreement put off action on the sequester cuts, which were mandated by a 2011 agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling.

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The Obama administration and the House Republicans are currently locked in a desperate struggle over an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling.

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