Why did the newly-empowered Republican majority in the House of Representatives initially refuse to grant the Obama administration legal authority to raise the debt limit during the summer of 2011?
A. They wanted President Obama to first agree to accept $2 to $3 trillion in cuts in federal spending along with no increases in taxes.
B. They wanted President Obama to first agree to accept $2 to $3 trillion dollars in increases in federal spending along with increases in taxes for the wealthy.
C. They wanted President Obama to agree to increase the debt limit over a period of ten years.
D. They wanted President Obama to first agree to accept tax increases on the middle and working classes.
Answer: A
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