Mitch McConnell

====Biden====
McConnell's relationship with the Biden administration has been portrayed in media as one of comity. Biden has described McConnell as "a friend, colleague and 'man of his word.'" McConnell, for his part, has praised bipartisan legislation they worked on together, and had been the only Republican to attend the funeral of Biden's son, Beau (in 2015).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/04/biden-kentucky-mcconnell-00076303 | title=Biden and McConnell's visit to Kentucky signals White House roadmap for next 2 years under split Congress | website=[[Politico]] | date=January 4, 2023 | access-date=January 6, 2023 | archive-date=January 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106185203/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/04/biden-kentucky-mcconnell-00076303 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2021, McConnell helped pass a bill that extended the [[United States debt ceiling|debt ceiling]]. He convinced 11 Republicans to vote with the Democrats for it, without which the United States would have defaulted on its debts.<ref name="BBCdebt21">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58820071 | title=Debt ceiling: What's next for the US debt limit | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=October 15, 2021 | accessdate=May 27, 2023 | archive-date=May 25, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525174756/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58820071 | url-status=live }}</ref>