CORRECTED: White House says it is committed to raising U.S. debt ceiling

Reuters  |  WASHINGTON 

(The story corrects quote in paragraph 2 to "to raise it" from "they raise it".)

(Reuters) - The said on Thursday it was committed to making sure raises the nation's debt limit even as the president described the looming legislative process as a "mess."

"It's our job to inform of the debt and it's their job to raise it," spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters. "We need to make sure we pay our debts. We're still committed to making sure that gets raised."

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Peter Cooney; Editing by Peter Cooney)

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