Washington Post: ‘What Will Mitch McConnell Do?’ WaPo: MCCONNELL HAS BEEN HOLDING OUT FOR THE BOEHNER BILL “McConnell, to date, has deferred to the House Republican majority to pass a bill — issuing a series of strong statements expressing support for the Boehner legislation. And, according to aides familiar with McConnell’s thinking, he remains committed…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding a path forward to avert a default crisis. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Although the House of Representatives has not yet voted on Speaker Boehner’s plan, that plan is flawed. That is why they have…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following statement: “Today the House of Representatives will vote on Speaker Boehner’s short-term plan to raise the debt ceiling. As soon as the House completes its vote, the Senate will move to take up that bill, and it will be defeated tonight. No Democrat will vote…
S&P’s David Beers: “We would be concerned if we thought that the debt ceiling debate would come back and be opened and we’d have to go through all this again and again and again.” VIEW THE VIDEO CLIP HERE: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats today released a new video that makes it clear: the…
Time for Republicans to End Stalemate, Embrace Senate Plan Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding a default crisis. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Five days remain until a few extremist Republicans drive our economy off a cliff because they are too…
In Letter, 51 Senate Democrats and Two Independents Pledge To Oppose House Speaker’s Plan Should It Advance To Senate In Closed-Door Meeting Earlier Today, Boehner Told House GOP Caucus Senate Would “Fold” And Accede To His Debt Plan Boehner Plan Not Only Puts America’s Credit Rating at Risk, But Would Empower House GOP To Hold…
At Closed-Door Meeting Yesterday, GOP Leaders Play Scene From Grisly Movie To Rally The Troops On Debt Plan VIEW THE CLIP HERE: Washington Post: House GOP Leadership Showed Violent Scene From “The Town” Tuesday To Entire Caucus for Inspiration “House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the party’s vote counter, began his talk by showing…
Politico: ‘In Battle of Budget Scores, Senate Plan Is Clear Winner Over Boehner Plan’ The Senate plan received a major boost this morning when Congress’ official scorekeeper confirmed that the plan’s first draft cuts budget deficits more than the Boehner plan. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Senate draft bill achieves $1.3 trillion more…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the default crisis. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Today our Republican colleagues in the House planned to vote on a bill to lift the debt ceiling for a few months before plunging this nation and…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the default crisis. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: There has been a lot of talk in the last 24 hours about so-called dueling plans to raise the debt limit and avert a dangerous default on…