# The Debt Limit: Why It Rose After Four Years of Surpluses and the Debt Changes Since
> **Short Report** · 2003-05-16 · `RS21111`
## Report
- **CRS ID:** RS21111
- **Series:** Short Report
- **Publication date:** 2003-05-16
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