Saturday, September 14, 2013

HERE WE GO AGAIN: DEBT LIMIT CREAMS TO THE TOP, THE DEMOCRATS DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE IN LIMITING GOVERNMENT SPENDING SINCE EVERY YEAR THE SENATE GOES THROUGH ANOTHER SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN WITH THE GOP ON WHAT TO CUT OR WHAT IS CONSIDERED PORK FROM THE DEMOCRAT PORKY PIGS IN WASHINGTON

Senate Democrats want to have separate fights with the House GOP over a potential government shutdown and raising the nation’s debt limit, confident they will win showdowns on both issues. [WATCH VIDEO]
Some House Republicans want to bundle the question of setting federal funding levels and raising the debt limit into one vote but a senior Senate Democrat has rejected that possibility.

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said repeatedly raising the debt limit in small increments wreaks havoc on government operations.
“The longer you extend the debt limit, the more thoughtless it is,” he said.
Durbin predicted Congress would tackle the debt limit question in mid October instead of pushing the debate until shortly before Christmas.
“October 15, mark your calendar,” he said. “I’m told that come October 15 we better start getting serious about it.”
Durbin said he wants extend the nation’s borrowing limit for as long as possible in one increment. He cited a year as a reasonable extension.


Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/322247-confident-democrats-want-separate-showdowns-on-shutdown-and-debt-limit#ixzz2evOHoggM

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