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Senate GOP rallies around rival plan on debt ceiling, shutdown
The Hill ^ | October 10, 2013 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 10/10/2013 12:34:47 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

Senate Republicans are unhappy with a House GOP plan to raise the debt ceiling for six weeks without funding the federal government — and are coalescing around their own proposal to pair a short-term debt-ceiling increase with a year-long stopgap spending bill.

Under their plan, government would be funded for a year at the $967 billion level set by the 2011 Budget Control Act.

The package would also include a repeal of ObamaCare's medical-device tax and language to require income verification of people who apply for healthcare subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, say GOP sources familiar with the talks.

Some Senate Republicans are willing to extend the debt limit for as long as six months, while others say the extension should only last for a few months.

Republican lawmakers say Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who did not support the push to shut down the government in order to win concessions on ObamaCare, is at the center of the talks.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: budget; debtlimit; kentucky; lundergangrimes; mattbevin; mitchmcconnell; obamacare; shutdown
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1 posted on 10/10/2013 12:34:47 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Worse than useless.


2 posted on 10/10/2013 12:36:58 PM PDT by henkster (Communists never negotiate.)
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McConnell, McCain, Lamar Alexander, Corker....

“.....Senate Republicans are not satisfied with the House GOP debt-ceiling plan because it would do nothing to re-open the government...........”


3 posted on 10/10/2013 12:37:32 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The media keeps pushing the big lie that the USA will default on its debt if the debt ceiling is not raised. this a big lie. It's all to get Republicans to cave

Americans and the low info voters have no idea it's a lie nor know anything about anything really.

Hold the line Republicans .keep the useless government shut down and don't cave on the debt ceiling.

99% of gov agencies are useless and only oppress and take away our freedom

4 posted on 10/10/2013 12:38:46 PM PDT by rurgan (only taxes allowed 5% federal sales tax, 3% state ,2% local. no income, no property tax)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Only 967 Billion, gee thats less than a trillion. /s

DITCH MITCH.


5 posted on 10/10/2013 12:38:49 PM PDT by Gasshog (Welcome to the United States of Stupidos!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Flame away - I’d take it, and use the issue of Fairness of Obamacare for House, Senate, and Spite House staff as a campaign issue.


6 posted on 10/10/2013 12:38:58 PM PDT by 11th_VA (I want a president who won't enforce tax laws ...)
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7 posted on 10/10/2013 12:39:20 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

This is an opportunity for Cruz to take charge again.

C’mon senate... hold the line. How could they think this would help?

just damn!


8 posted on 10/10/2013 12:39:38 PM PDT by Principled
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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/charles-krauthammer-ted-cruz-obamacare-98144.html?hp=r1

“Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer continued his criticism of Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday, asking, “Where is he now?”

“How exactly was he going to achieve abolition of Obamacare? Explain that to me. Has he ever explained it? And where is he now?” Krauthammer said on “The Laura Ingraham Show.”

Krauthammer, who has previously hit Cruz (R-Texas) on the strategy of shutdown to defund Obamacare, included Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) in his questioning and said the two went home to “have lunch.”

I mean his sidekick, Sen. [Mike] Lee said, ‘Oh, we’re past Obamacare. We moved on.’ These are the generals who lead people into the Battle of [the] Little Bighorn and then go home and have lunch and leave the troops out there? Where are they? Where are the generals? What’s their strategy to get abolition of Obamacare?” Krauthammer said.......................................”


9 posted on 10/10/2013 12:41:05 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Dang, my office pool bet was 11 days. I might just make some money on this one. Thanks empty suits!


10 posted on 10/10/2013 12:41:51 PM PDT by Theoria
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Ck Post #9.


11 posted on 10/10/2013 12:41:55 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Kraut is dead to me. He can do that rolling donut thing.


12 posted on 10/10/2013 12:43:01 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The GOOBs! Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The Kenyan and his Alinskyites win again.


13 posted on 10/10/2013 12:43:47 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The DemocRAT Pahtay! Spending our grandchildren's future, today!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Is this the same “conservative” Charles Krauthammer who broke bread with the pResident the other night, no doubt while in the kneeling position?


14 posted on 10/10/2013 12:44:37 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Refuse; Resist; Rebel; Revolt!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

They announce this just as the House delegation is about to meet with Obama.

Classy.


15 posted on 10/10/2013 12:45:12 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Well Charles, what’s YOUR strategy to get rid 0bamacare, the singularly worst piece of legislation ever drafted?

Or are you perfectly happy living in communism?


16 posted on 10/10/2013 12:49:05 PM PDT by henkster (Communists never negotiate.)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Kraut’s roots are on the left and his home is inside the nut way.


17 posted on 10/10/2013 12:49:53 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: Gasshog

http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/ole-mcconnell-on-the-farm-e-i-e-i-o/


18 posted on 10/10/2013 12:53:00 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Arm_Bears

I don’t think he can kneel but the wheel chair puts him at about the right height.


19 posted on 10/10/2013 12:58:27 PM PDT by Venturer (Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
The rats will do anything they can to move any pain that may affect them until past the Nov '14 elections.

NO-NO-NO!! STAND STRONG, GOP; DON'T CAVE YET AGAIN.

20 posted on 10/10/2013 1:06:34 PM PDT by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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