As the Democrats denied a proposal today by Republican Sen. Susan Collins proposing Obamacare medical device taxes be delayed for two years and verification of income requirements be issued, its back to the drawing bored as Congress meets again tomorrow in hopes to end the fiscal crisis, hit the jump for more detail!
Democrats rejected the proposal by republican sen. Collins, yet she is hopeful that they still have her in mind as the fiscal crisis continues and the battle to end it continues!
Sen. Collins stated, “Despite [Senate Majority Leader] Senator Harry Reid’s unfortunate dismissal of the 6-point plan, …. it continues to attract bipartisan support,” “Six Senate Republicans and six Senate Democrats met twice today to discuss how we could move forward with the plan or some version of it. These meetings were constructive and give me hope that a bipartisan solution … is within our reach.”
Senator Reid’s decision to reject the plan, — “which calls for funding the government for six months and increasing the federal debt limit through January — purportedly, in part, because the spending level of $967 billion next year was too low, despite it providing more flexibility in administering the federal budget cuts under sequester,” reported FoxNews
“Susan Collins is one of my favorite senators, Democrat or Republican,” he voiced. “I appreciate her effort, as always, to find a consensus. But the plan that she suggested … is not going to any place at this stage.”
The upper chamber failed to receive the votes it needed in order to “increase the debt ceiling through 2014”, that would also be considered “clean” of “Republican demands for spending cuts or changes to ObamaCare.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said early Saturday: “Congress must do its job and raise the debt limit to pay the bills we have incurred and avoid default. It is unfortunate that the common sense, clean debt limit increase proposed by Senate Democrats was refused. … This bill would have taken the threat of default off the table.”
Although it seems like action is finally taking place, could it be one step forward and two steps back? Or are we in the right track, as propositions continue to get rejected and action is continued to be stalled?
How about politician be forced to abide by the same laws as us citizens. Like the law says. Scum bag politicians. Term limits is all I can say