by Bill Scher | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Senate Deal Appears Imminent House scraps vote, eyes on Senate. AP: "Senate leaders are optimistic about forging an eleventh-hour bipartisan deal ... It was expected to mirror a deal the leaders had neared Monday. That agreement was described as extending the debt...
by Bill Scher | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Senate Deal Close, House Uncertain Senate close to deal. AP: "It lacks the budget cuts demanded by Republicans in exchange for increasing the government's $16.7 trillion borrowing cap. Nor does the framework contain any of a secondary set of House GOP demands, like a...
by Bill Scher | Oct 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Talks Intensify Around Short-Term Debt Limit Hike WH, House GOP leaders talk through night. AP: "No agreement was reported and plenty of hurdles remained, but both sides cast their meeting positively ... Obama planned a late-morning White House meeting Friday with GOP...
by Bill Scher | Oct 10, 2013 | Shutdown
In July, Speaker Boehner said, "We’re not going to raise the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending." On Sunday, Boehner said, "I'm not going to raise the debt limit without a serious conversation about dealing with problems that are driving the debt up." And...
by Bill Scher | Oct 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here Comes The Cave House GOP prepares to retreat. AP: "House Republican leaders are considering a short-term increase in the U.S. debt limit as a possible way to break the gridlock ... These officials said there is far less urgency inside the leadership about ending...
