The British have slang words, as we do,..Quote by Dennis Farina from quotesfriend.com

“Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up.”

Jay Carney
Public Servant

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