51.   Administration officials have said the new funding bill means the treasury will be able to meet its interest payments until mid-March.

52.   Clinton said the emergency funding bills contained unacceptable budget-cutting measures tacked on by the Republican majority.

53.   Clinton said the emergency funding bills contained unacceptable budget-cutting measures tacked on by the Republican majority in Congress.

54.   Failure to raise the debt ceiling would force the government to shut down in mid-November, when a stop-gap funding bill runs out.