President Barack Obama was clear Monday: Either Congress should raise the debt ceiling or give him the authority to do so.
The president said again and again that he will not negotiate on the debt limit at a Monday press conference that spanned just three topics, two odd metaphors, and more than 45 minutes.
“Now, the other congressionally imposed deadline coming up is the so-called debt ceiling, something most Americans hadn’t even heard of before two years ago,” Obama said in his opening remarks. “So I want to be clear about this: The debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. It simply allows the country to pay for spending that Congress has already committed to.”
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/raise-the-roof/
The president said again and again that he will not negotiate on the debt limit at a Monday press conference that spanned just three topics, two odd metaphors, and more than 45 minutes.
“Now, the other congressionally imposed deadline coming up is the so-called debt ceiling, something most Americans hadn’t even heard of before two years ago,” Obama said in his opening remarks. “So I want to be clear about this: The debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. It simply allows the country to pay for spending that Congress has already committed to.”
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/raise-the-roof/
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