ClydeR
01-17-2023, 04:25 PM
Are members of the House who oppose raising the debt ceiling being irresponsible? Should McCarthy allow the House to vote on the question?
Here is a reminder from 2013 when Obama was asked about his 2006 vote as a Senator against raising the debt ceiling..
Washington (CNN) - There is no daylight between his vote against raising the debt ceiling as a senator in 2006 and his call for Congress to increase the limit in the next 10 days, President Barack Obama said Wednesday.
“Nothing has changed,” Obama told WFLA in an interview. “I voted against a debt ceiling increase at the time because I had some concerns about what President (George W.) Bush was doing.”
The president said he has “no problem” if members of Congress choose to vote against raising the legal borrowing limit now, but took issue with House Speaker John Boehner’s choice not to bring a clean bill to the floor.
Obama has consistently lobbied publicly for Congress to re-open the government and raise the ceiling before he will negotiate over larger debt and deficit issues facing the country. Boehner has said House Republicans will not give in to Obama’s demands, insisting mechanisms to rein in spending be included in any conversations about raising the debt ceiling.
More... (https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/10/obama-defends-2006-vote-against-raising-the-debt-ceiling/)
If the House is allowed to vote on the matter, then an increase in the debt ceiling will almost certainly pass. McCarthy is in a similar position to Boehner in 2013 when Obama made his remarks. At the behest of a minority of House members, Boehner refused to allow the House to vote on raising the debt ceiling.
Here is a reminder from 2013 when Obama was asked about his 2006 vote as a Senator against raising the debt ceiling..
Washington (CNN) - There is no daylight between his vote against raising the debt ceiling as a senator in 2006 and his call for Congress to increase the limit in the next 10 days, President Barack Obama said Wednesday.
“Nothing has changed,” Obama told WFLA in an interview. “I voted against a debt ceiling increase at the time because I had some concerns about what President (George W.) Bush was doing.”
The president said he has “no problem” if members of Congress choose to vote against raising the legal borrowing limit now, but took issue with House Speaker John Boehner’s choice not to bring a clean bill to the floor.
Obama has consistently lobbied publicly for Congress to re-open the government and raise the ceiling before he will negotiate over larger debt and deficit issues facing the country. Boehner has said House Republicans will not give in to Obama’s demands, insisting mechanisms to rein in spending be included in any conversations about raising the debt ceiling.
More... (https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/10/obama-defends-2006-vote-against-raising-the-debt-ceiling/)
If the House is allowed to vote on the matter, then an increase in the debt ceiling will almost certainly pass. McCarthy is in a similar position to Boehner in 2013 when Obama made his remarks. At the behest of a minority of House members, Boehner refused to allow the House to vote on raising the debt ceiling.