GOP Demands Adoption of Ryan Budget as Debt Ceiling Ransom

GOP Demands Adoption of Ryan Budget as Debt Ceiling Ransom
"despite plummeting annual federal budget deficits, a stabilization of the debt as a percentage of the U.S. economy and his own admission that default would produce "a financial disaster, not only for our country but for the worldwide economy," Speaker John Boehner and his House GOP allies are once again planning to hold the once-routine debt ceiling increase hostage. Their price this time? Enacting large parts of the Ryan GOP budget repeatedly rejected by the Senate, the President--and the voters."

Stupid Linings Playbook: Boehner & Ryan Cook Up A Plan That Hands Dems the 2014 Election

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"House Republicans may think they are safe, but how safe will they be if they vote to privatize Medicare and Social Security before their reelection campaigns kick off? If House Republicans stay on this course, they will also force Republican Senate candidates to say whether they support privatizing Medicare and Social Security."

GOP May Hold Debt Ceiling Hostage To Enact Paul Ryan’s Budget

GOP May Hold Debt Ceiling Hostage To Enact Paul Ryan’s Budget: House Republicans will hold the national debt ceiling increase hostage until President Obama agrees to mandatory spending cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, the National Journal reports, and will seek to use the leverage of default to force Democrats to enact the policies in Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget.

McConnell: GOP Will Likely Take Debt Ceiling Hostage For Spending Cuts — Again

McConnell: GOP Will Likely Take Debt Ceiling Hostage For Spending Cuts — Again: Republicans and Democrats agreed to increase the debt ceiling for three months at the end of January, but with another deadline approaching in May, the top Senate Republican is hinting that the GOP will again demand spending cuts in exchange for any increase. That is par for the course for Republicans, who have repeatedly threatened [...]/p

John McCain: GOP Will Destroy America’s Solvency Unless Entitlements Are Cut Drastically

John McCain: GOP Will Destroy America’s Solvency Unless Entitlements Are Cut Drastically: In an interview Monday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) confirmed that Congressional Republicans plan again to use the upcoming debt limit to hold the nation hostage to their demands for massive cuts to Medicare and Social Security. His comments echoed earlier remarks by Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and anti-government activist Grover Norquist. Raising the debt ceiling [...]/p