Watch Live: U.S. Senate Debates Debt-Ceiling Bill
- Posted on August 2, 2011 at 8:54am by
Billy Hallowell
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Below, watch the U.S. Senate debate the debt-ceiling bill:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 61 senators say they will vote to support a deficit reduction package that will allow the government to continue to borrow, ensuring the Senate will pass the bill and send it to President Barack Obama for his signature.
According to a tally by The Associated Press, 61 senators have said they will vote to support the package, including 40 Democrats, 20 Republicans and independent Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Twenty senators have said they will oppose it, while the rest are either undecided or haven’t stated their position.
The Senate votes the package Tuesday afternoon. Without the legislation, the government’s ability to borrow would run out at midnight. The bill is subject to a 60-vote threshold to advance.
The House passed the bill Monday with broad bipartisan support.
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miles from nowhere
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 5:19pmWhy waste time listening to people who lie to you, just vote them out in the next election.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 1:33pm.
Report Post »I’ve seen enough Lip to Behind to last me for a long time…………….
NWalters78
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 12:40pm60 Senators are voting FOR this. That means there are 51 Dems, 2 independents, and 7 RINO turncoats who voted on this polished piece of feces. Dare we guess who voted FOR it….?
McCain, Collins, Snowe, Scott Brown, Lindsey Graham, Murkowski, 1 other RINO……
Report Post »yeah I got an itch
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 12:35pmhttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/07/28/ron_paul_default_is_coming.html
it is this simple. I just don’t understand the debate over debt limits. What in the hell is a debt limit. it has been changed everytime. a glass ceiling debt? It seems like a manifested revolving crisis. When there is no money at my house, ramen noodles and grits. The concept of personal responsibility has been bred out of generations by schools and lame examples of government like this.
Report Post »yeah I got an itch
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 12:32pmSo, getting a job and earning your place is just not even on the table anymore. We just accept that 51% is down for handouts. If the 49% balk, they are evil. what if the 49% say screw it? 100% just standing around. Is that the goal? It’s the end game. If you receive your living from the government in any way.. entitlements or employment, you should lose your vote. You have been bought.
At Starbuck’s corporate meetings you have shareholders that put in money and support the company. Take risk with the company. Let‘s say that Starbuck’s also gives out left over muffins to the homeless. Starbuck’s is not dedicating warehouse space and borrowing money to feed the homeless. The homeless are never in the corporate meetings. Why would they be? However, based on the government model, the homeless would be the priority. They would have a more “unified” presence at the meetings. The evil shareholders should be knocked off their plantations and made to be poor. Starbuck’s whole business would be geared towards the homeless. No more drive thrus. An $80 cup o’ joe that took 30 minutes and an attitude (example: post office) to make is not going to fly. At some point, everyone one would have to start drinking Caribou coffee by default.
richmond
Report Post »goobert
Posted on August 2, 2011 at 12:17pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJnrYZHpFiA&feature=player_embedded
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