claim: "every president has raised the debt ceiling."
author: richard codey
evidence_1: the history of united states debt ceiling deals with movements in the united  states debt ceiling ... every president since herbert hoover has added to the  national debt ... congress has raised the debt ceiling 14 times from 2001-2016.  the debt ...
evidence_2: jan 10, 2019 ... what's the best way to determine how much each president has contributed ...  liberty bond act gave congress the right to adopt the national debt ceiling. ...  bush increased the debt by 101 percent from where it started at $5.8 ...
evidence_3: jul 26, 2011 ... "president reagan did it (raised the debt ceiling) 18 times. ... the 1950s,  congress has always passed it, and every president has signed it.
evidence_4: sep 10, 2017 ... such votes are not unusual: congress has raised or suspended the debt ceiling  79 times since 1960, and every president since harry s.
evidence_5: dec 8, 2014 ... president obama has “the worst record of any president when it comes to ... so  under obama, the debt has increased 70 percent after nearly six years. ... and  world war i – that the national debt limit was first established.