How The Debt Limit Became 'A Nuclear-Tipped Leverage Point'

Since Congress first passed a law that set a cap on how much debt the Treasury could accrue, it has had to raise that limit more than 100 times. And 40 of those times, lawmakers have tried to tie strings to the vote. But veterans of past fights say they have gotten more intense in recent years.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2013/10/14/231636943/how-the-debt-limit-became-a-nuclear-tipped-leverage-point?ft=1&f=1014

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