Posted on 07/29/2011 5:50:43 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45
The Senate voted to kill a House-approved bill to raise the debt ceiling, leaving the ball in the court of Senate leadership to produce a deficit reduction bill, with just days before the Aug. 2 deadline. The vote was 59-41.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid followed through on his promise to kill the bill, pushed through the House a day late by House Speaker John Boehner. The White House, which has thrown its weight behind a Reid proposal, had promised to veto the bill had it miraculously passed the Senate.
The Senate also killed the Cut, Cap, Balance Act last Friday and has yet to vote on a formal proposal. Having passed two proposals and with little appetite and time to attempt another bill, the House now waits to act on a Senate bill.
“I stuck my neck out a mile to get an agreement with the president of the United States,” Boehner thundered from the floor after the vote. “It’s time for the administration and time for our colleagues across the aisle to put something on the table. Tell us where you are!”
Brad Dayspring, spokesman for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, announced via Twitter that the House will vote on Reid’s plan Saturday to show that it is “not capable of passing.” First votes are expected to begin at 1 p.m.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/29/senate-kills-boehner-debt-ceiling-plan/#ixzz1TXnnsS3V
Well, they had their chance. Guess we’ll shut ‘er down.
The House needs to just start working on a bill prioritizing spending under the current debt limit.
There is an unlimited supply of powder.
A superb idea and plan of action.
Has anyone ever asked themselves, ‘Why do I have to keep calling my representatives so they vote on the right side of the issue’? If I have to spend my time doing this than maybe I have the wrong person representing me.
Thanks. That’s a great point about the Senate not being able to add taxes.
What about the time frame? In other words, the effort by the Dems to push the new debt ceiling beyond the election?
I suppose they can add a couple trillion to the proposed ceiling—to the proposed ceiling, not to any taxes—and that would get them through next fall, right?
I would guess 2 from Maine, one from Massachusetts, one or two from Arizona and then 1 or 2 from the northeast.
No, they amend a revenue bill from the House. Completely.
It won’t happen. The Chicago-way congress and prez already fired a shot across Moody’s bow. They folded.
The Boehner bill was horrible. Stick to CCB and force Obama to come up with his own joke of a bill.
DeMint and Rand are good guys and probably voted against it because it was a bad bill and the debt limit shouldn't be increased. Grahamnesty is a long time back stabber. I don't know about the other three.
Does anyone remember what those days were like. It was so different back then that people today wouldn’t believe it could be true.
they voted “no” with his blessings
I got all the names wrong.
He kinda whined, though.
Keep sending it and nothing else and don't let nothing from the Senate see the light of day in the House.
I think after all this,the veteran House Republicans will have no choice but to become Tea Party just to survive.
They and Boehner just showed how gullible and incompetent they truly are.
Now it's on!
Citizens can still embrace individualism and liberty. The defect is with the government, the people are free to reject the government.
How did mclaim vote?
The House needs to nut up and stand firm.
THEY are trying to get enough votes in the senate to reconsider the original CCB bill that was tabled without debate. Don’t jump to conclusions. These guys are hanging tough on principle. Isn’t that exactly what everybody on all these threads is bitching and moaning about???
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