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Summary: Nobody loved the deal Congress worked out to raise the debt ceiling. But it did avoid default and gives a spending blueprint for fiscal 2024. It's not quite the defense bonanza it appeared to be, according to my next guest. Elaine McCusker, who is a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, joined the Federal Drive to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices