Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

by CHRIS MEGERIAN | Associated Press

Sat, June 3rd 2023, 3:15 PM UTC

President Joe Biden pauses before addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

In this image from Senate Television, the final vote of 63-36 shows passage of the bill to raise the debt ceiling Thursday night, June 1, 2023, in the Senate at the Capitol in Washington. President Joe Biden is expected to quickly sign the bill that will stave off default. (Senate Television via AP)

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

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President Joe Biden pauses before addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

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