Obama Has Declared Total Victory On Dismantling The Debt Ceiling

President Barack Obama said in a statement late Wednesday night that he was "pleased" that both chambers of Congress had passed a "clean" debt-ceiling increase. Obama's statement came after a tenuous vote in the Senate, during which Republicans struggled to find enough votes to advance the legislation to a final vote. In his statement, Obama made clear that he expects the debt ceiling to be de-weaponized as a potential tool for political leverage in the future. Here's Obama's full statement (emp...