Debt Ceiling

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 3, 2011 - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman has a launched a web petition drive to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 3, 2011 - After both chambers of the U.S. Congress had voted in favor of raising the federal…

Both of Missouri’s U.S. senators today supported the emergency bill that averts a first-ever government default. The measure, which was the source of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 2, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Even though all four senators from Missouri and Illinois voted Tuesday…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 2, 2011 - After weeks of speeches, posturing and negotiations, Congress has finally raised the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacom, Aug. 2, 2011 - Shortly before they cast their votes, Missouri and Illinois members of the U.S. House,…

The signature is the culmination of a fierce debate that rattled the markets and brought the country within hours of defaulting on its debt obligations for the first time in history. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 30, 2011 - WASHINGTON - With the hot air inside the Capitol surpassing the sweltering…

President Obama spoke this morning regarding the status of the debt ceiling negotiations.In case you missed his remarks or would like to review them, see…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 28, 2011 - WASHINGTON - With House Republicans divided over their own leader's plan and…