Debt Ceiling Bill Becomes Law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : "We're protecting important priorities, from Social Security, to Medicare, to Medicaid, to veterans, to our transformational investments in infrastructure and clean energy.
54% : The 99-page bill, called the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, would rescind roughly $30 billion of unspent COVID-19 relief funds; completely fund veterans' medical care as proposed in the president's budget for fiscal year 2024, and end the COVID-19-era pause in repaying student loans in late August, The Associated Press reported.
49% : With the slush funds in and outside of the bill, and the side deals between the White House and Congressional leaders, this will likely result in an increase in federal spending," Stern said.

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