Senate Debt Ceiling

Harry Reid Moves To Draw Line In Sand On Debt Deal

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Republicans will have to drop their insistence on retaining tax cuts for the rich and plans to reshape Medicare before there can be...

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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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GOP Senator: 'I'm Embarrassed By All Of Us... I've Never Seen A Worse Congress'

Posted 10.10.2011

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Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) talked to people in Saco, Maine about the debt ceiling negotiations Wednesday, and lamented the extreme partisanship that...

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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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John McCain On Debt Deal: I'll 'Probably Have To Swallow Hard'

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain says he'll vote for compromise legislation averting a government default, although "I will probably have to swallow har...

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Senate, House Race Against The Clock

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.29.2011

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WASHINGTON — In a last-minute stab at compromise, Republican congressional leaders and the White House made significant progress Saturday towar...

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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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GOP Sen. Bob Corker Disses Boehner, Praises Reid On Debt

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Conservative Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) sounded Wednesday like he prefers the looks of the Democratic budget-cutting plan better than Ho...

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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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John Boehner: 'There Is No Deal' On Debt Ceiling, Democrats Have 'Done Nothing'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.21.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) -- Speaker John Boehner declared Friday that the House has "done its job" toward resolving the impasse over raisin...

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Senate Defeats Tea Party-Backed Debt Ceiling Plan

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.21.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Barack Obama Friday night on a deal to make major cuts in federa...

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Gang Of Six Debt Ceiling Plan Targets Taxes

AP | By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 09.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A new bipartisan plan to reduce government borrowing would target some of the most cherished tax breaks enjoyed by millions of families ...

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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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Obama Meeting With Senate Leaders On Debt Ceiling

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 08.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plunged into deadlocked negotiations to cut government deficits and raise the nation's debt limit Monday, an...

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