https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/06/mcconnell-gop-wont-hand-debt-ceiling-reins-to-obama/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 11:12:27 -0400<![CDATA[n remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, the Kentucky Republican accused Obama of wanting power over the debt limit so Obama “could spend to his heart’s content” and called the president “the last person who should have limitless borrowing power.”]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:00:11 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/06/mcconnell-gop-wont-hand-debt-ceiling-reins-to-obama-n280531