Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took to the mics today to layout what it would take to get him behind the debt ceiling increase just about everyone in Washington agrees is necessary to avoid serious economic problems. McConnell made it official: Republicans are not going to give the White House a clean vote on the debt limit, and they’re going to demand “significant” cuts to Medicare and Medicaid obligations to get one done.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=111630