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| The Great Debt Ceiling Drama’s Finale | The Great Debt Ceiling Drama’s Finale |
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| To the Editor: | To the Editor: |
| Re “Senate Passes Debt Limit Bill, Staving Off a Calamitous Default” (nytimes.com, June 2): | Re “Senate Passes Debt Limit Bill, Staving Off a Calamitous Default” (nytimes.com, June 2): |
| On Thursday night, with an affirmative vote in the Senate, the great debt ceiling drama was ended. The self-induced angst ended as we hoped it would, with the debt ceiling being raised. | On Thursday night, with an affirmative vote in the Senate, the great debt ceiling drama was ended. The self-induced angst ended as we hoped it would, with the debt ceiling being raised. |
| Both sides, President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, described the agreement as a sensible and hard-fought compromise. There are provisions that both sides of the political divide can hail as a “win.” | Both sides, President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, described the agreement as a sensible and hard-fought compromise. There are provisions that both sides of the political divide can hail as a “win.” |
| Whether it was actually necessary for the country to endure months of distress to achieve an accord is debatable. What is clear is that this long, divisive political squabble is now over, for now. What is also clear is that Mr. Biden’s political acumen and extensive experience in dealing with Congress got the job done. | Whether it was actually necessary for the country to endure months of distress to achieve an accord is debatable. What is clear is that this long, divisive political squabble is now over, for now. What is also clear is that Mr. Biden’s political acumen and extensive experience in dealing with Congress got the job done. |
| While Donald Trump may have once written a book titled “The Art of the Deal,” Joe Biden is the one who actually knows how to get a deal over the goal line and doesn’t even feel the need to “spike the ball”! | While Donald Trump may have once written a book titled “The Art of the Deal,” Joe Biden is the one who actually knows how to get a deal over the goal line and doesn’t even feel the need to “spike the ball”! |