OBAMA REFUSED to accept proposal to have ''spending ceiling'' ! ...On Friday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said that a rise in the debt ceiling could not be linked to long-term fiscal talks with Republicans, because it could set up repeated threats of default in the coming months.
One possible compromise plan is being offered by Republican Senator Susan Collins.
The measure would raise borrowing authority for up to a year, fund the government and repeal a tax on medical devices introduced under Obama's healthcare law -- as an incentive to get conservative Republicans on board.
OBAMA REFUSED to accept proposal to have ''spending ceiling'' ! ...On Friday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said that a rise in the debt ceiling could not be linked to long-term fiscal talks with Republicans, because it could set up repeated threats of default in the coming months.
ReplyDeleteOne possible compromise plan is being offered by Republican Senator Susan Collins.
The measure would raise borrowing authority for up to a year, fund the government and repeal a tax on medical devices introduced under Obama's healthcare law -- as an incentive to get conservative Republicans on board.