CNN Reports that congressional leaders and the White House have struck a deal to bury Americans in irreparable debt.
“Bipartisan congressional leaders and the White House struck a major fiscal deal in principle Monday that would raise the debt ceiling and lift budget caps on both defense and domestic programs, according to congressional sources familiar with the deal. […]
The deal includes $80 billion in increased defense and domestic spending over two years, a senior House source told CNN.
It also includes more money for the Pentagon’s overseas contingency account.
That new spending would be offset by sales from the strategic petroleum oil reserve, use of public airwaves for telecommunications companies and changes to the crop insurance program — among other measures. Moreover, the deal would spread out increases in Medicare premiums over time so beneficiaries don’t feel them acutely. It would also aim to preserve the Social Security disability trust fund, sources said”.
This is astounding and if these kinds of debt and spending increases are the sort of bills we can expect from Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House, then I don’t care if he gives the Freedom Caucus everything they want or not. Paul Ryan is going to spend and spend and spend until the American Worker has nothing left to give him.
This Republican Party baffles me. When the winds of sentiment are blowing in the direction of less spending and less debt and responsible fiscal management, the Republicans get together with their Democrat friends and do what? Increase spending and increase the debt. This will never end. As long as this Republican Leadership is in power, spending and debt will rise forever.
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is everything you’ve been fighting against and they are going to ram it down your throats. It makes you wonder why we even have a Republican Party doesn’t it? If this is the kind of opposition they propose?
Ted Cruz is right. These Republican Leaders are the best thing to ever happen to the Democrat Party. They are able to advance the Democrat Agenda whilst the Democrats flap around “powerlessly” in the minority. I don’t know folks. What are you going to do about it?
About Steven Brodie Tucker
Graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Also studied economics and political science at George Mason.
I told you so. The Republican Party does not baffle me. The Dems ain’t much better.
Same train, same tracks.
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WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
U.S. DEBT INCREASED BY OVER $9,000,000,000,000 UNDER OBAMA!!
http://Www.UsDebtClock.org
“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation……One is sword……The other is by debt.”
John Adams 1826
The Republican Leadership: Boehner, McCarthy, and Ryan did this—- gave away any negotiation position with Obama for the remainder of his term.
And they wonder why Jeb’s polling numbers are in single digits and political outsiders Trump and Carson are leading the polls?
This is attributed to all
the cowards that go behind
the Curtain on election
day and pull the R lever
they still do not get it
It was not just leadership
Boehner had at least
200 lap dog’s in Congress
that would support him
no matter what his position
was so they would not loose
their committee chair
no matter how far the
Republican Party pushes
back against the people
they will continue to pull
the R lever after all you can’t
let a Democrat win right
is there a difference
everyone whining about
how wrong this is thank
the Republican Party And
go pull the R lever again and
again with the same result
Gee, you say the same things I having been saying for years, and yet you are a superstar. And I get persecuted for just saying what you are saying, and telling it like it is. WOW
I will vote Democrat to straighten out the Republican Party. Putting more Bush, McDonnell, Howell, and Norment’s in office will only make this country worse.
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It makes me sick to watch Obama dumping this massive debt onto the back of the next generation; they are so screwed!
“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.–
Thomas Jefferson
Our national debt has reached nightmare proportions under Barack Obama.
Our national debt currently exceeds the gross domestic product (GDP) of the entire nation.
If the US dollar ever becomes worthless, there really is no debt either, as the debt would also become worthless.
PAULA I AGREE BUT THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS CONTROLS TH PURSE STRINGS THE REPUBLICANS SHOULD HAVE SAID NO AND NOT FUND THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAMS INSTEAD IT IS THE REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED CONGRESS THAT GAVE OBAMA EVERYTHING HE ASK FOR AND MORE
THE BLAME REST SQUARELY WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOW GO PULL THE R LEVER AT ELECTION TIME AND GET THE SAME RESULTS WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Amen Brother
how much more does
the Republican Party
Have to push down on
the people before they
get off the couch