by Jane Richey | Oct 17, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Politics
Heritage Foundation: To hear Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tell it, America’s long national nightmare is over. Except…it’s not. Our national nightmare isn’t the government shutdown; it’s Obamacare. Congressional leaders have been...
by Jane Richey | Oct 16, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Still no resolution on continually raising debt ceiling in this Democrat-approved arrangement. US government needs to spend LESS money: The proposal would fund the government through Jan. 15, 2014, and put off the debt ceiling until Feb. 7, 2014, with the Treasury...
by Jane Richey | Oct 16, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Senate approved a bill to reopen the government and avert default Wednesday night, 16 days into a government shutdown and a day before the Treasury Department’s debt limit deadline. The legislation, crafted by negotiations between the Senate’s two leaders,...
by Jane Richey | Oct 16, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
From USA Today The agreement: • Reopens the government fully with funds to continue running through Jan. 15, delaying the threat of another shutdown until after the holidays. • Extends the government’s borrowing authority through Feb. 7. Treasury Secretary Jacob...
by Jane Richey | Oct 16, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Senate leaders jump-started negotiations over a compromise bill to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling late Tuesday after House Republicans’ efforts to pass their own alternative crumbled in embarrassing fashion for GOP leaders. Senate Majority Leader...