Did senator Barack Obama make a statement re raising the debt limit in march 2006?

Answer 1

Yes he did. He was objecting what he believed was out of control spending by President Bush and the Republicans, who controlled congress at that time; and he expressed his opposition to raising the debt limit. However, when congress voted on it, the debt limit was in fact raised, although Mr. Obama was among those who voted against it. That said, it is very typical for a senator or representative to hold one set of views when in the opposition party in congress, and a different set when in the majority or when that person has become president. President Obama has indeed changed his position on the issue of the debt ceiling. I enclose a link to Snopes. com which verified his change of position between 2006 and 2011.