“Pelosi, the California Democrat, saidthe idea of raising the debt ceiling on its own and not in conjunction with a budget agreement was not ‘acceptable to our caucus’and therefore did not stand a chance of passage in the House of Representatives.”

• 2009: Biden led debt limit negotiations with House Blue Dog Democrats.
• 2011: Biden led debt limit negotiations with House Republicans.
  • Biden expressed how “pleased and thankful” he was to begin talks.
  • Biden called negotiations a “normal” process.
  • Biden acknowledged you “have to have compromise” and criticized those with a “my way or the highway” approach.
• 2012: Biden said securing a deal with Republicans was a “great honor.”
• 2021: Biden hoped for “intelligent and honest conversation” with Republicans on a debt limit increase.

• In 2017, President Trump and Democrats waived the debt limit for three months while providing disaster relief for Hurricane Harvey.
• In 2018, “After months of closed-door negotiations, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and then-Minority Leader Chuck Schumer locked in a plan to raise spending caps, increase the debt limit and fund the government.”
• In 2019, “After months of closed-door negotiations, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and then-Minority Leader Chuck Schumer locked in a plan to raise spending caps, increase the debt limit and fund the government.”
• In 2019, “Pelosi, the California Democrat, said the idea of raising the debt ceiling on its own and not in conjunction with a budget agreement was not ‘acceptable to our caucus’ and therefore did not stand a chance of passage in the House of Representatives.”