What is Mitch McConnell’s net worth?
MITCH McConnell, 78, is the Senate Minority Leader and one of the most powerful people in Washington.
McConnell has been making headlines for wanting zero parts in helping Biden raise , insisting Democrats should do it on their own.
He was first elected to the Senate in 1984.
In a speech from the White House on Monday, October 4, Biden blamed Republicans for refusing to join with Democrats to lift the debt limit and said it is "up to Mitch McConnell" to guarantee that US won't hit the debt ceiling.
, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress last month with an October 18 deadline to lift or suspend the debt limit before the US runs out of money to pay its debt.
If Republicans do not comply, Democrats have one other option to increase the debt ceiling using the special budget process known as reconciliation. This would take more time.
"I have learned over many years that we cannot negotiate over things like whether or not to destroy the economy," Hawaii's Democratic Rep. Brian Schatz told the Times.
"American politics has gone crazy because one party has gone crazy."
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