Mitch Mcconnell Debt Ceiling

Mitch McConnell: The Great Dismantler Bests Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 10.02.2011

If you haven't noticed, this is Mitch McConnell's moment. Only instead of being this century's Henry Clay -- Kentucky's "Great Compromiser" -- McConnell is and wants to be the Bluegrass's "Great Dismantler."

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Should Super Congress Be Super Transparent?

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 10.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The proposed so-called "super Congress," created by congressional leaders in the debt deal and required to find $1.5 trillion in debt re...

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Senate To Vote On Debt Ceiling Deal

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.02.2011

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WASHINGTON — With scant time to spare, President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday to avoid an unprecedented national default that he said...

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Super Congress Getting Even More Super Powers In Debt Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In order to shore up GOP support for a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Senate Democrats are exploring ways of giving the proposed "super...

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White House: Debt Ceiling Deal With Republicans Not Yet Final

AP | Posted 09.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A top White House official says "we don't have a deal" between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress to avoid a crippling d...

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Reid Vote Delayed To Sunday As Hints Of Deal Emerge

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.29.2011

WASHINGTON -- A final Senate vote on raising the nation's debt ceiling was put off 12 more hours as the two sides inched toward a long-sought agreemen...

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Harry Reid's Debt Ceiling Bill Puts His Cards On The Table

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) unveiled a new debt ceiling bill Friday night that strongly resembles a plan first suggested ...

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Senate Debt Bill Poised To Take U.S. To Edge Of Default

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats think they see a path to raising the nation's debt ceiling, but it will literally take the country down to the wire -- ...

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Al Franken Blasts Republicans Over Debt Ceiling Talks

Posted 09.24.2011

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On July 7, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) took to the Senate floor to remind his colleagues and the public what is at stake in the debt ceiling fight, and ...

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Debt Talks Break Up After 50 Minutes

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A tense White House meeting on the expiring debt limit broke up after less than an hour today, with the president and leaders of Congres...

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Senate Kills Tea Party-Backed Bill On Debt

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats shut down the draconian “Cut, Cap and Balance” bill Friday, declaring their action would clear the way to get to a ...

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Progress Scarce As Senate Takes Up Debt Ceiling Plans

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.20.2011

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WASHINGTON — In secretive endgame negotiations, President Barack Obama and House Republican leaders reached anew on Thursday for an elusive "gra...

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Tea Party Targets Boehner, McConnell

Posted 09.18.2011

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As contentious negotiations continue on the issue of raising the nation's debt limit in Washington, a Tea Party group is accusing House Speaker John B...

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Day Of Reckoning For The GOP

Posted 09.18.2011

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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON -- Senator Mitch McConnell's plan to avert an imminent U.S. debt default could lead to a day of reckoning for his R...

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Watch: Mitch McConnell Takes Heat Over Debt Ceiling 'Plan B'

Posted 09.17.2011

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In the debt ceiling debate, GOP senator Mitch McConnell and his "Plan B" have come under increasing scrutiny. The plan, which calls congress to ce...

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McConnell Plan Unconstitutional... Or Unnecessary

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.14.2011

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McConnell's proposal to cede Congressional power to the president is itself unconstitutional for the same reason that the line-item veto was unconstitutional. Congress does not have the power to cede its power to the executive branch.

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Debt Deal: What Would You Do?

Mandy Jenkins | Posted 09.14.2011

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For the past several weeks, Congress and the White House have been debating what to do about the nation's debt limit before a projected default on Aug...

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Mitch McConnell Offers New Strategy: Blame Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.13.2011

WASHINGTON -- In a bad sign for the stalled debt talks, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ratcheted up the rhetoric in the ongoing blame ...

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Mitch McConnell Sends Strong Message To Obama On Debt Ceiling

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate's top Republican leader has a message for President Barack Obama on the debt limit talks: They're all yours. Taking the...

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Can the Center Hold?

Carl Pope | Posted 09.12.2011

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The Senate Republicans, in a weird way, are playing their designated constitutional role of a saucer in which passions can cool.

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WATCH: Lying Allegations Hurled In Debt Talks

Posted 09.12.2011

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Sparks flew in talks to raise the debt celing one day after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced an unconventional plan to lift t...

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Nancy Pelosi: Some In GOP Would Pay China Before Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans may be accusing President Obama of "scare tactics" in saying a default could halt Social Security checks, but House Minority...

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Tea Party Kingmaker Throws Cold Water On GOP Leader's Plan

AP | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Republican senator who helped foster the tea party movement is throwing cold water on a proposal by the Senate's GOP leader to gi...

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No Guarantees As Clock Ticks Toward Default

AP | DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama bluntly told Republican congressional leaders Wednesday they must compromise quickly if the government is to...

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Mitch McConnell Offers Alternative Debt Ceiling Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 09.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) floated a novel way out of default Tuesday, suggesting that Congress give up its power to...

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