当时奥巴马对提高国债限额投了反对票，毋庸置疑，未来数周共和党人将会重提此事。
Mr Obama voted against raising the debt limit that day and will, no doubt, be reminded of this fact by Republicans in coming weeks.
之前我从来没有担心过，想当然地认为提高国债限额的协议将在最后时刻得以达成——这可谓是美国的经典方式。
I had blithely been assuming a deal to raise the debt limit would get resolved at the last minute-the classic American way.
目前的国债限额为12.104万亿美元，这一数字是今年2月份确定的，是美国经济刺激计划的一个组成部分。
The current debt limit is $12,104bn, a figure set in February as part of the stimulus package.
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