Voting to raise debt limit historically partisan

Chart showing vote history in the House and Senate on rasing the debt ceiling, by party. The party in power generally votes to raise the limit. MCT 2011

With DEBTLIMIT-PARTISAN, McClatchy Washington Bureau by Tony Pugh

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