Obama Once Called Raising Debt Ceiling ‘a Sad State of Affairs’ By Daniel Halper January 15, 2013 3:09 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Here’s audio of then-senator Barack Obama calling a vote to raise the debt ceiling “a sad state of affairs”: The one time the debt ceiling was up for a vote when Obama was in the Senate, he voted against it. TagsBarack ObamaDebt CeilingTWS Archive Related Content Immigration FBI agent who investigated Renee Good’s death resigns White House Nurse fired for wishing pregnant Karoline Leavitt ‘a fourth-degree tear’ Defense Pentagon: Iran’s nuclear weapon ambitions remain despite Midnight Hammer airstrikes Healthcare California breaks with rest of US on WHO after Trump withdrawal Defense US launches first drug boat strike of 2026, killing two and leaving one survivor