Senate Debt Deal Includes Provision Lessening Congress' Power On Debt Ceiling

Breitbart ^

[Perdogg]

Capitol Hill talk regarding the Senate deal apparently includes a provision that would take away the Congress’ power to increase the debt ceiling. According to Politico, it looks like the buzz appears to be true.:

The plan includes a proposal offered by McConnell in the 2011 debt ceiling crisis that allows Congress to disapprove of the debt ceiling increase, which means lawmakers will formally vote on whether to reject a debt ceiling increase until Feb. 7. Obama can veto that legislation if it passes. If Congress fails as expected to gather a two-thirds majority to override the veto, the debt ceiling would be raised.

[Tennessee Nana]

The procedual vote was 83-16

this final vote to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the govt is hard to hear the votes

I heard Cruz say NO but the others are too low..

[Para-Ord.45]

So much for Article 1.

Another section struck from the Constitution.

[JRandomFreeper]

Only through February.

/johnny

[Democrat_media]

have you read the 1000 page bill or however long it is. how do you know what horrors are in it? i doubt any congressman read it as it is being passed so fast

[Tennessee Nana]

silly dhimmi

thats why the smart Barry Dunham is the guy-in-my-White-House TM

and youre well youre just you...

[Bulwinkle]

From my reading of the Politico article it is one-time-only for raising the debt ceiling until feb 7th without the house/ senate making additional vote. It reads to me a one time only thing to quicken things up

[Rusty0604]

You are correct, but not according to Obama. You are just too dumb to understand the complexity.

[novemberslady]

The debt extention is only good through February and it will be revisited.

Well I feel much better now.
They'll get another chance to stab me in the back after taking a little rest.

[don-o]

Can this thing possibly be stopped in the House?

[Tennessee Nana]

sorry for my 2 TN traitors Alesander and Corker voting against the American people..

[Cboldt]

-- 109 billion in automatic sequester cuts hits in January. --

Wowee!

Congress is worse than useless.

[JRandomFreeper]

I've read the legislative summary provided to congress.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

The sequester cuts became law in 2011. They are still in force.

/johnny

[Cboldt]

-- The sequester cuts became law in 2011. They are still in force. --

Okay, fess up. You work for Congress.

[Tennessee Nana]

Final vote

NO votes cruz, vitter, Johnson of WI, rubio, grassley, heller, scott, cornyn,

didnt catcvh the rest

[novemberslady]

very good

[JRandomFreeper]

No, I play piano in a whorehouse. Working for congress would be sleazy.

/johnny

[aimhigh]

Help me out: If Congress passes a debt limit bill, Obama vetoes it, and Congress can't override it, then the debt limit automatically goes up?

The same kind that gives Congress their annual salary increases.

[lodi90]

Only through February.

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It’s a set up to do a 1 year deal in Jan/Feb to get the kenyan and McConnell through the midterms. We are being had obviously.

[JRandomFreeper]

Reid wanted something past the election to start with. He didn't get it this time.

/johnny