Posted on 10/16/2013 5:33:28 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default.
The Democratic-controlled Senate's bipartisan compromise won swift approval by 81 votes to 18.
It will now be sent to the House of Representatives, whose Republican leadership has begrudgingly said it will support the measure.
It comes hours before the deadline to raise the $16.7tn (£10.5tn) limit.
President Barack Obama is set to speak shortly at the White House.
The deal would extend the federal borrowing limit until 7 February and fund the government to 15 January.
The bill would also create a panel of Senate and House members to draw up a longer-term budget deal.
Speaking after the vote, Senate Democratic Majority leader Harry Reid said: "Let's be honest, this is pain inflicted on a nation for no good reason and we cannot, cannot make the same mistake again."
Republican Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, Sen Reid's negotiating partner, said earlier that the deal "is far less than many of us hoped for, quite frankly, but far better than what some had sought".
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Congressional Republicans, who have borne the brunt of blame in opinion polls for the budget row, conceded defeat on Wednesday.
"We fought the good fight," Republican House Speaker John Boehner said in an interview with an Ohio radio station. "We just didn't win."
Meanwhile, the political post-mortem examination has already begun.
"This has been a really bad two weeks for the Republican Party," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said.
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(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Rollover, Beethoven
RIP GOPe!
Nothing like a good Fugue!
Death Fugue for a once free nation..
Now under new “management”
Let’s look at the bright side. John Boehner looked almost lifelike and I haven’t seen any pictures of him weeping.
Upon surrendering to democrat lowlifes, Obama, Reid and Pelosi, his peers gave him a standing ovation.
The Grand Old Party hasn’t surprised anyone. It remains irrelevant.
Democrat. Republican. Same-same.
Not even remotely close.
The GOP just laid back and took the raping of America. They are spineless and gonadless. And rather useless. My membership and donations no longer exist. Betrayal, GOP is your name. Thank you Cruz and Lee. True Americans.
The bill would also create a panel of Senate and House members to draw up a longer-term budget deal.
What budget?
Oh Barry don’t want one.
He’s spending here,people people.
If printing money will create prosperity then why not repeal the law against counterfeiting.
It's interesting to sit back and watch people take sides in the two-party political system...kind of like picking our favorite sports team to root for instead of actually doing something ourselves.
What's even more interesting is to look behind the scenes and watch the big banks pull the puppet strings - putting on a spectacular show for the cheering and booing fans...
When the supposed grassroot civil libertarians of the DNC voted for Obama and he promptly did nothing for them they responded by supporting him still.
The grassroots of the GOP aren’t mindless drones like the ones who support the Democrats.
The GOP as a national party is done. Nobody in the grassroots is going to send money to support national candidates like McConnell.
This was a given considering everything.
Can anybody find the roll? I want to know who the traitors are.
BOHICA.
Surprise! Surprise!
The 18 voting no:
Coburn (R-OK)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Enzi (R-WY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Heller (R-NV)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lee (R-UT)
Paul (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)Rubio (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Here’s the list at the link...
“This has been a really bad two weeks for the Republican Party,” Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said
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You aint seen nothing yet Lindsey sweetie.
That are laying for your two timing ass in your home state.
How telling. They aren’t worried about the debt itself, only the ability to raise the debt ceiling.
Time for my favorite tune!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoS52fVtVQM
Inhofe (R-OK) didn’t vote.
Thune is a tall fraud. Tennessee a red state with 2 RINO frauds. New ‘Humpsirs’ is cursed with Ayotte— lieberal beech.
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