https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/10/a-gop-strategy-for-the-debt-ceiling-fight/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 02:12:40 -0400<![CDATA[Instead, this New Year&#8217;s Day he tartly said, &#8220;We can&#8217;t not pay bills that we&#8217;ve already incurred.&#8221; Who is suggesting we don&#8217;t? Not House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, or any other Republican leader. Quite the opposite. They want to cover the cost of the existing debt while cutting spending to prevent a fiscal catastrophe.]]>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:05:41 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/10/a-gop-strategy-for-the-debt-ceiling-fight-n99097