Sen. Reid Reverses Himself on His Call for a Clean Debt Ceiling Vote
As recently as last month, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was pushing for a clean debt ceiling measure. “You don’t have to have a lot of things attached to raising the debt ceiling. You can do that separately,” he told reporters at an April 14th press conference.
Now a House GOP plan to hold a vote on a clean extension of the debt ceiling is coming under fire by Reid. It will send "a terrible message to the international community," Reid said Tuesday.
"They are bringing up something that they know is going to fail," Reid told reporters. "I can't think of a way that is much more irresponsible than bringing up a debt limit extension just to show it can't pass," He later added.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) office claims that Democrats are being hypocritical to demand a clean debt ceiling extension and then decry Republicans for holding a vote on one.
Over a hundred Democrats signed onto a letter calling for a clean extension of the debt ceiling, in an effort lead by Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.).
It is expected the measure will come before the House next week.
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Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 4:43pm.
I know Harry Reid was threatening to beat his wife some months ago if he lost his job. Did she deliver a preemptive strike to his left eye?
No, Harry had an accident - poor baby!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 7:28pm.
No, ol' Dingy Harry dislocated his right shoulder and got his black eye jogging in Washington on a wet day - poor baby!
Yeah, right!
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 7:36pm.
At least it's more inventive than "I ran into a door"
Playing games?
Submitted by mrt721 on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 5:05pm.
"They are bringing up something that they know is going to fail," Reid told reporters. "I can't think of a way that is much more irresponsible than bringing up a debt limit extension just to show it can't pass,"
Wow! Next thing you know, they'll do the same thing with the Paul Ryan Budget Plan.
Waaaiiit a minute.....
Hay, Harry...
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 12:56am.
Hay, Harry , your a Senator! Who are you to tell the House what should or shouldn't be done? Here's an idea: STFU!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.