Key Senate Republican wants major fiscal deal, debt ceiling raised until 2017 [Cornyn]

CNN ^ | 10/02/2015 | Manu Raju

[GIdget2004]

The Senate's No. 2 Republican wants to extend the national borrowing limit through the 2016 elections, hoping to take full advantage of a political opening with House Speaker John Boehner's sudden decision to retire.

With the Treasury Department warning on Thursday that the debt ceiling will be reached by Nov. 5, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn is eager to see the White House and congressional leaders cut a major deal on a fiscal package that includes a long-term increase of the national borrowing limit.

"I personally would like to see Speaker Boehner help clear the deck for the people who follow him and make that transition a little bit easier," Cornyn, a Texas Republican, told CNN.

"I think it makes sense to do it until 2017," Cornyn said of a debt ceiling increase.

[jospehm20]

I guess you are right. I can’t even remember who ran against Cornyn. I shouldn’t have voted for Cornyn in any case.

[bestintxas]

Cornyn is pure slime and we will have to wait another 5 years to root him out.

[Gritty]

Hey, Cornball,... how about you clowns just pass a budget and get on with Constitutional Order rather than simply sticking your @$$es in the air for Obama to f**k??