WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama told congressional leaders he would not allow a replay of last summer#39;s debt-ceiling fight that nearly put the United States in default.

Barack Obama will delay asking Congress for $US1.2 trillion to raise the US government's debt ceiling.

U.S. President Barack Obama has agreed to delay submitting a debt ceiling increase request to allow lawmakers time to consider it while they are in session, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday.

Hamstrung by budget cuts and a tight debt ceiling, President Barack Obama is preparing a September jobs package with limited tools at his disposal to prime the economy and crank up employment.

Hamstrung by budget cuts and a tight debt ceiling, President Barack Obama is preparing a September jobs package with limited tools at his disposal to prime the economy and crank up employment.