Reality Check: Could Republican "Debt Ceiling Bill" Backfire?

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Reality Check: Could Republican "Debt Ceiling Bill" Backfire?

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The next big fight in Washington will be over raising the debt ceiling, or will it?

Turns out House Republicans may pass a bill Wednesday that would create an open ended extension of the debt ceiling through May.

Ben is investigating exactly what that means in a Reality Check you won't see anywhere else.

Click here to view the proposed debt ceiling bill.

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