Posted on 10/15/2013 6:37:38 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Tuesday that the Tea Party has stuck a knife in the backs of working-class families by shutting down the government and threatening default.
“There was so much economic hurt that had already piled up … people just didn’t have any wiggle room, when the Tea Party decided to stick a knife into the backs of hard-working American families,” Murphy said on the Senate floor.
The government has been shutdown for more than two weeks, and lawmakers are also fighting an Oct. 17 deadline for when the U.S. can no longer borrow money. Murphy said this was a “big deal” because the U.S. is still recovering from the 2008 recession.
Republicans have demanded concessions from Democrats on ObamaCare and sequestration spending levels. Democrats have agreed to short-term solution with sequester-levels, but have not given into demands that delay or repeal parts of ObamaCare.
“We’re here because Tea Party Republicans in the House see this misery as a bargaining chip,” Murphy said.
Senate leaders have negotiated a deal that would end the shutdown, fund the government through Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling until February. But House Republicans met Tuesday morning to discuss the deal and announced it would make modifications. Democrats quickly rejected the House plan.
no, you stuck a knife into our grandchildren’s backs by spending a $trillion dollars a year of their money.
Who is Sen. Chris Murphy? I’ve never heard of him. Is he one of those clowns that always faints at Barry Soetoro speeches?
Darn Tea Party;)
...There was so much economic hurt that had already piled up …
Yep Senator, the last 5 years have been a real crap sandwich.
YOU stuck the knife into working families expecting them to pay for outrageous health insurance premiums.
YOU thieves deserve to be behind bars with your entire wealth confiscated to pay down the debt.
One of my state senators whose name I can’t remember.
My husband lost his job because of BOcare
I don’t give a hoot about what you say - I can’t even remember your name!!
How else are they supposed to drain that Obamacare abscess?
How many jobs lost in the private sector since the Fuhrer took over? How many illegals came in across the border since the Fuhrer took over? Nobody gave a damn about that. A hand full of government workers go on furlough, and they’ll be paid for not working, and the whole world is spinning backwards?
Everyone needs to remember that this Commie Care was passed by a Lame Duck session on a party line vote AFTER the people voted them out in order to STOP Obama’s Commie Care.
I know you aren’t supposed to swear on FR, but that’s all I got left is swear words.
Murphy is the new CT Senator and a Dem Party hack.
He’s my idiot senator.
The Democrats and their graphic descriptions of doom and gloom. Now is that the right kind of attitude for a party that promised us hope and change?
Shocking! A Dem spouting inflammatory hyperbole!
Chris Murphy is such an idiot.It must be nice walking around everyday like your wearing blinders.
Either that or he’s been using illegal substances on the job.
Little chrissy had better look in the mirror because if anyone stabbed the middle class in the back its Obama and the democrats.This Obamacare crap is owned by the democrats.The Republicans in the house had nothing to do with it.
Well, at least he’s a DemocRAT idiot Senator. I’m stuck with two idiot Republican Senators. McCain and the Flake.
Once savings are realized, the debts are gone, and conditions improve, we rehire the cleaning person and the dog gets a better balanced diet than old bread, and five times reheated stew.
You can find him hovering around obama’s scrotum, most likely.
Hey Murph!
Tell your buddies Harry and Barry to sign one of the FOUR BILLS IN FRONT OF THEM!
I know..
I try to forget!
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