https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/19/geithner-its-time-to-eliminate-the-debt-ceiling/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:09:05 -0400<![CDATA[“Well, this is something only Congress can solve,” Geithner said. “Congress put it on itself. We&#8217;ve had 100 years of experience with it, and I think only once&#8211;last summer&#8211;did people decide to use it to threaten default on the American credit for the first time in history as a tool for political advantage. And that’s not a tenable strategy.”]]>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:20:23 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/19/geithner-its-time-to-eliminate-the-debt-ceiling-n97629