Senate Republicans & Democrats have blocked action on a Democratic approach to resolving the debt-ceiling crisis. The outcome of that vote was expected and did not directly affect the behind-the-scenes negotiations on a compromise that would avert default Related articles House to vote today on Reid’s debt ceiling bill (dailykos.com) Reid: Cautiously optimistic on debt [...]
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Sen. Harry Reid votes against his own bill AGAIN
Posted: July 31, 2011 by The STR in Common Sense, Debt Files, DNC Files, Political NEWS & VEIWS, Sen. Reid, Harry Files, The ISSUES, United States SenateTags: Democratic, Harry Reid, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Party leaders of the United States Senate, republican, Speaker (politics), United States
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Sen. Rand Paul on filibustering the Debt Ceiling
Posted: July 4, 2011 by The STR in Debt Files, NEWS & LOCAL NEWS, Political NEWS & VEIWS, Sen. Paul, Rand, Sen. Reid, Harry Files, US SenateTags: Balanced Budget Amendment, C-SPAN, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, republican, Ron Johnson, United States
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is planning a Senate filibuster next week in an attempt to force debt ceiling negotiations into the open. “We’ve had not one minute of debate about the debt ceiling in any committee,” he said in an interview with C-SPAN‘s “Newsmakers” that aired on Sunday. “We haven’t had a budget in two [...]