claim: "this is the first time in the history that we've had the raising of a debt limit also with spending cuts."
author: allen west
evidence_1: the debt ceiling is a limit on how much debt the u.s. government can have. ... at  the debt ceiling history, you'll see that congress usually thinks nothing of raising  it. ... they also want to see cuts to overseas defense spending which is one of the  ... now had the ability to control overall government spending for the first time.
evidence_2: "this is the first time in the history that we've had the raising of a debt limit also  with spending cuts." — politifact florida on friday, july 29th, 2011. false.
evidence_3: jul 29, 2011 ... but officials now expect the debt limit to be reached aug. ... debt and the deficit  should be dealt with by mostly spending cuts. ... "this is the first time in the history  that we've had the raising of a debt limit also with spending cuts.
evidence_4: oct 16, 2018 ... they have also repeatedly raised the debt ceiling without seeking any budget ...  when you have unified government,” mcconnell told bloomberg news. ... officials , had promised that all of the lost revenue from the tax cut would be ... for the first  time in u.s. history, the government will spend more than $1 ...
evidence_5: the history of united states debt ceiling deals with movements in the united  states debt ceiling ... the debt ceiling is also a limitation on the federal  government's ability to ... congress has raised the debt ceiling 14 times from  2001-2016. ... and other government payments cut back on spending in response  to having the ...