Sentence examples for clean debt from inspiring English sources
Other comments referred to a 100% clean debt limit bill.
"The votes are not in the House to pass a clean debt limit.
Congress must pay its bills and pass a clean debt limit increase without further delay.
"We are not going to pass a clean debt limit [bill]," Boehner said.
The House would pass a "clean" debt ceiling that most Republicans would probably support.
Only 28 Republicans voted for the so-called "clean" debt bill, which had no extraneous requests attached.
In his television appearance, he said firmly, "We're not going to pass a clean debt-limit increase".
Obama has said he would sign a "clean debt-ceiling extension, no partisan strings attached... .. Carney says.
"The crux of the issue is whether there will or won't be a clean debt-limit bill, and that's going to be difficult," said Roger Altman, an investment banker and former Treasury deputy in the Clinton administration.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was explicit about this last week, saying that there would be no more "clean" debt-ceiling increases in the future — in other words, Republicans will keep using the threat of default as a political weapon.
Mr. Obama, on Wednesday, told him Congress must pass a "clean" debt-limit increase to cover the nation's obligations; there will be no more deficit deals, he said, without higher tax revenues from the wealthiest Americans.
