Congress Reaches Debt Ceiling Deal

Congress reached a deal Sunday night to avert a national default.

According to the Huffington Post, the proposal calls for a first round of cuts totaling $917 billion over the next 10 years and would allow President Barack Obama to raise the debt ceiling by $900 billion that would carry the government through the end of the year.

A new joint congressional committee would be charged with coming up with $1.5 trillion in additional cuts and present its plan to Congress by Thanksgiving. If the committee fails to enact savings, the measure requires $1.2 trillion of automatic cuts, split equally between military and domestic programs.

What do you think about the deal? How will the way your legislator handled this debt ceiling debate affect how you vote?