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115: Molly Jong-Fast and Al Discuss The Week’s Events

The Al Franken Podcast

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The History of the Debt Ceiling

The president says he would have left the debt ceiling debate if Obama had gone in and been more aggressive. He said Republicans didn't mind huge deficits when they are in the White House, but that's not true now. The GOP is willing to raise the debt ceiling three times during Donald Trump's presidency because of tax cuts for billionaires, which as you and I know- It didn't make a sense. 'I don't think George W. Bush created one job'

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