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To: JohnM who wrote (480913)	10/6/2021 4:50:24 PM
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McConnell’s Offer on Debt Limit Is ‘Bullshit’ Political Wireby Taegan Goddard “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans this afternoon that he plans to offer a short-term debt limit increase in order to help avert a default crisis. McConnell later confirmed that this proposal would extended the Treasury Department’s borrowing authority through November,” Punchbowl News reports. “This is an attempt at de-escalation by McConnell — and we’ll have to see if Schumer takes it. McConnell wants to give Democrats two possible roadmaps that allow them to hike the limit through reconciliation. However, this is also a recognition that Democrats have a legitimate concern about the time that may take. Republicans spent the week saying there was enough time for Democrats to alter their reconciliation process before the Oct. 18 borrowing deadline.” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) described the offer as “bullshit.”

To: JohnM who wrote (480913)

10/7/2021 11:25:55 AM

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According to senator Whitehouse, what McConnell was doing was playing chicken with the dems, and he blinked first.

IMO, why we should NOT lie down easily when the pubs threaten us.

It was so insane, McConnell and the pubs talked about how dangerous it was to not raise the debt limit and then refused to help.

That is how insane the Republicans have become.

How they keep that party together is depressing, as it shows how insane and criminal they are willing to be.

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Democrats Take McConnell’s Deal on Debt Limit
Political Wireby Taegan Goddard

After a long caucus meeting, multiple Democrats tell Politico they will accept the short-term increase laid out by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell but that they will not use the budget reconciliation process for a longer-term solution for the debt ceiling.