NEW : Gene Sperling calls the deal a good result of a terrible process . Moody 's maintains an AAA rating for U.S. credit , for now . Obama signs the debt ceiling bill into law . Sen. Joe Lieberman , an independent from Connecticut who is part of the Democratic caucus , called the deal a first step in `` a long , hard march back to fiscal responsibility in our country . '' Moody 's / ORC poll shows 52 % of Democrats approve of the deal ; 44 % disapprove .
NEW : Gene Sperling calls the deal a good result of a terrible process . Moody 's maintains an AAA rating for U.S. credit , for now . Obama signs the debt ceiling bill into law . Moody 's / ORC poll shows 52 % of Democrats approve of the deal ; 44 % disapprove .