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Posted on 07/20/2011 3:09:01 PM PDT by Qbert
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) this morning said he’s waiting for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to let him know what kind of debt limit deal would be able to pass the House, The Hill reports.
But Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has a message for Mr. Reid: The House showed the Senate the way forward last night, when it voted 234 to 190 to pass the RSC-initiated “Cut, Cap and Balance” legislation. The bill would cut spending by more than $100 billion in 2012, cap spending over the next decade and make a debt limit increase contingent on the dual passage and presentation to the states of a balanced budget amendment.
“In case Senator Reid didn’t notice, a bipartisan ‘Gang of 234’ just sent him the way forward,” Jordan said in a statement. It’s called the Cut, Cap and Balance Act. This is the only plan that can fundamentally solve our debt problem, and it is waiting for Senator Reid to bring up on the Senate floor for an up-or-down vote. The House made its position in the debt debate crystal clear. It’s Cut, Cap and Balance.”
Reid, of course, favors Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s so-called backup plan, which would give President Obama the authority to request three separate debt limit increases to eventually arrive at the $2.4 trillion increase under debate right now. Theoretically, this plan leaves Obama alone accountable for any increase in the debt limit — but it nets no gains in the present debate.
The “Cut, Cap and Balance” coalition — a group of hundreds of non-profit political organizations, in addition to members of Congress who have pledged not to vote for a debt ceiling increase unless Congress passes CCB — cheekily calls the McConnell-Reid plan, “Cut, Run and Hide.”
The McConnell plan has some merit, but Jordan’s point is more, well, to the point. The House majority that passed “Cut, Cap and Balance” was a bipartisan majority. And CCB was crafted with the American people — the majority of whom supports cuts, caps and a balanced budget amendment (even though they’re also somewhat open to tax hikes) — in mind. What more does Reid need to at least allow the Senate version of CCB to see a vote? The president has promised to veto — but if the House and Senate handed him the Cut, Cap and Balance deal to increase the debt ceiling, the American people could at least see whether he means what he’s said about the imperative nature of a debt limit increase.
- Excellent.
Best messaging from the GOP that I've heard in a long, long time.
Anyone who goes for this is JUDENRAT!
Agreed, let's just pray this "gang" has the backbone necessary to stand up to REPUBLICAN "leaders."
Nice!
Yes, very nice.
This is why odumbo needs something else [a short term deal] to be out there - so he can avoid CCB.
That’s leadership.
Call Boehner, call Cantor, Call Chamblis...different messages for each...of course, the first two, to stay the course. The latter, to stop trying to fool us...Chamblis has been in since 2002.
“This is why odumbo needs something else [a short term deal] to be out there - so he can avoid CCB.”
Good point.
cut $100 billion out of what, close to $4 trillion in spending? WOW...I'm breathless. /s
“Anyone who goes for this is JUDENRAT!”
Exactly! and that Commie One Trillion in taxes,Who in the hell stuck that Benedict Arnold, dog crap in there? They need primaried Big time!
C.C&B still sounds like the Republicans are trying to solve multitrillion dollar problems with nickel and dime solutions.
Agreed. Time for some new media spokesmen for the GOP House. Jim Jordan's at the top of the list.
It’s not perfect by any means, but it does tie the hands of Congress in future spending.
Dealing with the rest of the problem is going to be up to a Conservative majority.
The House showed the Senate the way forward last night, when it voted 234 to 190 to pass the RSC-initiated "Cut, Cap and Balance" legislation. The bill would cut spending by more than $100 billion in 2012, cap spending over the next decade and make a debt limit increase contingent on the dual passage and presentation to the states of a balanced budget amendment.
Great PR Point.
If Reid and Mconnell think this is such a great plan, VOTE ON IT TOMORROW! We want to see who votes for this sham. VOTE on it and send it to the house.
Agreed. A far sight better than the Quisling Republicans in the Senate running around looking for a way to surrender to the RATs.
Jordan is a great guy and a quality conservative.
CCB is less than feeble in slowing the march to real, unavoidable default.
Meanwhile, the Rats get to spend $2.4 trillion in 16 months to get reelected. They will simply BUY Obama’s reelection & Congressional seats, too. No doubt the RINOs will use some of that money to maintain their grip on the Pub Party.
All this with the certain knowledge that after the election the debt ceiling will have to be immediately increased, again, & again, & again, .....
Those 234 House members could save this country NOW, by refusing to raise the debt ceiling. They may never again have such an opportunity.
$111 billion is less than 10% of this year’s deficit but it’s a beginning.
The Gang of Six would cut $50 billion.
Anything less than that is just smoke & mirrors.
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