Posted on 01/25/2023 8:55:31 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy should lead the way on crafting a solution to the debt ceiling deadline so the United States can keep paying its bills.
“I can’t imagine any debt ceiling provision passed out of the Senate with 60 votes could actually pass this particular House,” McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters, referring to the threshold to break a filibuster and pass a bill. “So I think the final solution to this particular episode lies between Speaker McCarthy and the president.”
He said that a fix “will have to come out of the House.”
“So I think it’s entirely reasonable for the new speaker and his team to put spending reduction on the table,” McConnell said. “I wish him well in talking to the president. That’s where a solution lies.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., agreed with McConnell that the onus is on McCarthy to move on the debt limit.
"McConnell made the argument for us. He says the House has to go first," Schumer told a small group of reporters Tuesday afternoon in the Capitol. "We're just taking that one little step further and saying yes, not only that to go first, they have to show us a plan."
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This man is everything that is wrong with corrupt DC. He is for himself and could give a damn about anyone outside the Beltway.
For every dollar of debt expansion, two dollars of spending cutbacks.
Please, oh please, may a meteor hit McConehead and smash his sorry-assed fat little turd body to nothingness. Die, die, die. And then die. He is such a two faced slime that even CNN employees would turn him out. Flush the turd into oblivion.
I’m glad. McConnell wants to cut Social Security. He and all his Senate cronies - Thune, Romney, Gram - are on record saying so, and not years ago, days and weeks ago.
McCarthy, in contrast, has said he won’t use the debt negotiations to try to cut Social Security. McCarthy is in line with Trump on this.
Total deficits to date, from 1789 thru 2021: $20,936,451,000,000.
Current debt: $31,511,730,000,000.
Ergo, NOT ONE PLUG NICKLE of ‘taxes’ has EVER gone to paying off principle. NOT ONE PLUG NICKLE ever will go to paying off principle, under the present fiat bankstering non-federal non-reserve FED system.
So, on this score, there should NEVER EVER be ANY increase in the so-called “debt ceiling”.
It’s a complete fraud on the American taxpayer.
At least McCarthy seems intent on doing what he said he would do.
When the Trump Wall is finished we can talk about the Debt Ceiling
Ol Skrote Throat - worse than worthless
What a stupid comment. Spending originates jn the House by design. Thus js McCarthy’s problem
McConnell is worthless, and I honestly believe that he is a traitor as well.
When any Politician states they want to raise the debt ceiling they are really saying they want to raise taxes on everyone across the board without voting for it.
McConnell puts the onus...
It’s the house of representatives job to formulate budgets. What a bunch of DF’s in the press...
Technically, the House if the keeper of the purse; not the President. Tell the demented idiot how the government can spend...don’t ask.
after he helped Chuck by greasing the wheels to pass omnibus. he needs to be cut off.
Seems like a US default on debt would cause the Money Market Funds to “break the buck”.
And all hell would break loose.
“final solution” .... Nice Mitch is using Nazi talking points.
But he’s good with judges🤡
What a disgusting turd.
“..McConnell is worthless, and I honestly believe that he is a traitor as well....”
^THIS^
And bears crap in the woods, too!!
He’s nothing but a UniParty hack doing what UniParty hacks do best....line their own pockets. Traitor is an understatement.
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