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After warning against default, McConnell threatens to oppose debt ceiling increase
August 13, 2021 | 8:23 PM GMT
Over the past decade, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned against defaulting on the national debt. Now he is threatening to oppose a debt hike.