Meet the new debt ceiling: $22.03 trillion

Published March 4, 2019 9:21pm ET



The U.S. government has been living under a new debt ceiling since the weekend: roughly $22.03 trillion.

The debt ceiling took effect again on Saturday after it was suspended for more than a year. That suspension allowed the government to borrow whatever it wants, free of any legal restriction or cap.

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