https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/15/six-reasons-why-obama-will-not-get-a-clean-debt-ceiling-hike/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 21:46:35 -0400<![CDATA[Garrett is absolutely correct. As this American Action Forum table going back to 1993 shows, the debt limit is almost always raised in the context of some other deficit reduction/budget process legislation. No one likes to sign off on borrowing more money without getting at least some measure of fiscal responsibility in return. In 2010, for example, Blue Dog Democrats forced then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pass PAYGO rules in exchange for their votes to raise the debt limit. Demanding a price for a debt limit hike vote is absolutely business as normal in Washington. &#8230;]]>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:25:34 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/15/six-reasons-why-obama-will-not-get-a-clean-debt-ceiling-hike-n99231