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Posted on 10/10/2013 8:55:53 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Senate Democrats say any short-term debt-limit increase should also reopen the government and may reject a House GOP proposal to extend the nation’s debt ceiling by a few weeks.
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Reid said he would proceed with his plan to push the expiration of the debt limit until Dec. 31, 2014. Reid has scheduled a Saturday vote on a motion to proceed to the 14-month debt-limit extension. It would, in effect, allow the administration to increase its borrowing authority by an estimated $1.1 trillion.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) panned the proposal.
“The majority leader introduced legislation this week to allow another trillion dollars to be added to the debt with no strings attached. None,” he said. “That’s the majority leader’s plan: just keep raising the credit card limit, and let someone else deal with it later on.”
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) said House Republicans should not try to increase the debt limit without also opening the government.
"We think the responsible thing is to take care of both,” he said.
When asked if Senate Democrats could accept a House GOP plan that would only raise the debt ceiling for a few weeks, Durbin said, “I hope we never face this political Sophie’s choice.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
GOP leaders discussed the proposal with their members at a conference meeting, with some aides saying a vote could come as soon as Thursday. ...."
Harry, you really are overplaying your hand now.
If Reid shuts this down, then this is Reid’s total shutdown.
I don’t think so, when they know GOP leaders will cave every time, he’s very shrewd
Americans agree: The country is going to hell in a handbasket
“The telephone survey of 3,500 voters was conducted Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 and sheds some light on why the shutdown has continued.
According to Rasmussen, 82 percent of Democrats want to end the shutdown by maintaining spending for the Affordable Care Act at the current levels, while 71 percent of Republicans would prefer to keep the shutdown going until the law is defunded.”
No he isn’t. Raid isn’t worth a bag of manure. He is spoiled by and inside the Beltway media that praises his stupidity as brilliance. He has bought his own PR. There comes a point where sooner or later not even the MSM can cover for Reid.
LOL all or nothing with this bunch.
Removing the emergency brake is not a solution.
Yes the move to temp inc the debt limit worked.
Dems won’t take it. After the chicken little about what if it doesn’t happen... now they won’t take it?
lo frickin’ l
Yeah, it’s hard for anyone to believe the hysterics about the debt limit when Reid will not pass a “clean” 6 week extension.
Democrats are frantically feeling their way around the box they’re trapped in, trying to find an exit.
Do you have any real evidence for that assertion?
Sounds like wishful thinking to me.
They want to make Boner beg after he bends.
Can Reid legally do this?
Just by-pass the House and put us another 1.1 trillion in the hole?
When Mr. Obama became president in January 2009, the total federal debt stood at $10.6 trillion. This week, it hit $16.7 trillion — an increase of 57 percent. In the same time frame under President George W. Bush, total federal debt rose 38 percent. Under President Clinton, it rose 32 percent.
Sophie's choice was to decide, immediately and at gunpoint, which of two children she was going to keep, and which to send off to the Nazi concentration camp.
That fat lying disgrace of a man Dickless Durbin ought to be dragged out of the Capitol building and horse-whipped in the street.
What a filthy garbage-minded piece of offal he is.
Guess they see weakness in GOP on debt limit, lots of GOP $$$$ interests getting scared.
If I were Boehner then I’d say: SCREW YOU (pass a short term debt increase) then let the default (which isn’t a default) rest on Senate DEMOCRATS)!
Yeah, I think you are right. “your money or your life.” “well, how. About if I give you $5 and you only shoot me in the leg?”
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