Happy ValentineMay 24, 2023

Well, there it is -> Gaetz says most in GOP “don’t feel like we should negotiate with our hostage”; https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4018798-gaetz-says-most-in-gop-dont-feel-like-we-should-negotiate-with-our-hostage/ via @thehill

#DebtCeiling #DebtCeilingHostage

Gaetz says most in GOP ‘don’t feel like we should negotiate with our hostage’

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he and his conservative colleagues “don’t feel like we should negotiate with our hostage” on a debt-limit compromise. In his comments, the Florida Republican underscored the precarious negotiating position House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is in as he seeks to strike a deal with the White House that…

The Hill
Scott 🐂May 24, 2023
How do you feel about Republicans turning us into a #DebtCeilingHostage?
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528236-2/open-forum-part-1&event=528236&playEvent
Washington Journal: News Headlines and Viewer Calls

Viewers commented on negotiations over raising the debt limit.

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SLCW💥May 23, 2023

Sen. Sanders told #TheNewYorkTimes that under normal circumstances, the #debtLimit would be negotiated in 2023, but if #Republicans won the House, they’d hold the debt limit, and therefore the global economy, hostage to extract spending cuts he would find unacceptable.

Bernie was right. Joe Manchin was wrong.

#GOPfascists #RepublicansAreTheProblem #debtceilingcrisis #DebtCeilingHostage #RepublicansLieAboutEverything

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/bernie-sanders-debt-limit-joe-manchin-b2344402.html

Bernie Sanders was right about the debt limit all along. We know who got us into this mess

Democrats could have raised the debt limit last year. Joe Manchin opposed it. Now the nation risks default

The Independent
Humanist EngineerMay 10, 2023

House Republicans are Domestic Economic Terrorists.

#DebtLimit #debtceiling #DebtCeilingHostage

Scott 🐂Apr 30, 2023

Reminder: The #DebtCeiling was raised three times under Trump and was never in the headlines because Democrats are not the "ruin the faith and credit of the U.S." party.

#DebtCeilingHostage #RepublicansAreTheNewTaliban https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3820248-why-the-white-house-is-refusing-to-negotiate-on-the-debt-ceiling/

Why the White House is refusing to negotiate on the debt ceiling

The White House is refusing to negotiate with Republicans on raising the debt ceiling, a risky position that Democrats think is a political winner, but that also reflects their scars from previous fights. Taking the position that you won’t negotiate will allow Republicans to argue that a refusal by the White House to discuss spending…

The Hill