Senate Debt

Michael McAuliff

Senate Clears Way For Debt Hike

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Thursday to let the president raise the nation's debt limit by about $1.2 trillion, voting down a measure that would ha...

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Michael McAuliff

Orrin Hatch: The 'Poor' Should Do More To Cut Nation's Debt

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) voted against beginning debate on a measure that would have the Senate declare the rich should share the pain ...

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GANG OF SIX: Bipartisan Senate Group Seeks Debt-Reduction Plan

nytimes.com | JACKIE CALMES | Posted 06.16.2011

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Days after President Obama called for forming a bipartisan group in Congress to begin negotiating a $4 trillion debt-reduction package, the parties ha...

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