McConnell: Republicans Won't Help Democrats Raise Debt Limit Again

Republicans won't help Democrats raise the United States' debt limit again, Sen. Mitch McConnell told President Joe Biden on Friday.

McConnell and 10 other Senate Republicans on Oct. 7 joined Democrats in temporarily raising the ceiling through Dec. 3, enabling Democrats to avoid using a process called reconciliation.

"Last night, Republicans filled the leadership vacuum that has troubled the Senate since January. I write to inform you that I will not provide such assistance again if your all-Democrat government drifts into another avoidable crisis," the Republican wrote in a letter to the president.

The move drew glee from Democrats and consternation from some Republicans who wondered why McConnell changed his mind and made the deal.

Some Republicans reportedly confronted Schumer over his remarks and McConnell hit Schumer for what he said.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that the administration hoped Republicans would vote with Democrats again in the future to address the debt ceiling "Instead of choosing default or obstruction."

"And I think it's important to remember that the reason we were teetering on the edge of default and an economic calamity is because Republicans were refusing to join with Democrats, or even to allow Democrats to be the adults in the room and raise the debt limit themselves," she said, referring to calls for Republicans not to filibuster a House-passed bill that would suspend the ceiling until December 2022.

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