Breaking News: House republicans to vote next week to raise debt ceiling for additional three months
House speaker John Boehner officially announced this afternoon that the House republicans are set to vote next week to increase the debt ceiling for an additional three months. This, however, isn’t a final solution to the debt crisis — but an attempt by the Senate to lay out a key spending plan the country currently needs.
“A long-term increase in the debt limit that is not preceded by meaningful and responsible reductions in government spending might avert a default, but it would also invite a downgrade of our nation’s credit that damages our economy, hurts families and small businesses, and destroys jobs,” Boehner told fellow House Republicans, according to excerpts released by his office.
The strategy is a true, and questionable GOP tactic — whilst no matter how many votes it may have next week, the President still has the final say.
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