McConnell Does Not Expect GOP Will Help Democrats Raise The Debt Ceiling

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that Republicans in the Senate will likely not vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling.

As The Daily Wire reported, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in July to protect “the full faith and credit of the United States” by extending Congress’ 2019 suspension of the debt ceiling — which bars the federal government from taking on a certain level of debt. Congress did not vote on continuing the suspension, prompting Yellen to take “extraordinary measures” to fund the federal government.