So is a failure to raise the debt ceiling unthinkable? Not at all.

那么，债务上限得不到提高，这种事情难以想象吗？错。

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A simple act of Congress is all that is needed to raise the debt ceiling.

提高债务限额仅需国会一项简单的法案罢了。

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However he says he won't negotiate to raise the debt ceiling in the coming weeks.

但他表示将不会在未来几周对提高债务上限问题作出让步。

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Refusing to raise the debt ceiling may be a useful tactic to help restore fiscal sanity.

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And members and leaders of Congress have said they will vote to raise the debt ceiling.

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Tea party activists are willing to risk the consequences of failing to raise the debt ceiling.

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