TPM: House Republicans Poised To Spurn Senate Debt Deal

[cthulu2016]

House Republicans look ready to reject a pending bipartisan compromise in the Senate and propose their own plan for re-opening the government and raising the debt limit.

Here are the details of the new House bill that the leadership presented to Republican members at a closed door meeting Tuesday morning, according to multiple House GOP sources.


• Temporary spending bill to re-open the government until Jan. 15.
• Increase the debt limit enough to last until Feb. 7.
• A two-year delay of Obamacare's medical device tax.
• A requirement that the Obama administration verify the income of Americans receiving tax subsidies through Obamacare (specifics pending).
• A revised version of the so-called Vitter Amendment, in this case requiring Congress members and executive department officials like President Obama -- but not their staffs -- to purchase insurance through the law's marketplace without federal employer subsidies.
• Eliminates Treasury Department's ability to use "extraordinary measures" to avoid default.
The House is expected to vote on the bill today.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/house-republicans-poised-to-spurn-senate-debt-deal

re: The two things I put in bold. The "specifics" of income verification are everything. And Congress demanding even greater power to force the USA to default on debt earlier is about the craziest thing I've ever heard of. (Unless one sees Congress' power to force default on US debt as a useful tool, which the suicide caucus does)

[kentuck]

1. They are running their last bluff...

as time runs out.

[geek tragedy]

2. It looks like they're caving on everything. I think this was pre-arranged at the meeting

last night.

McConnell agreed to something the House GOP would never stomach, with the nudge nudge wink wink of allowing them to make superficial changes and saving face. I'm sure Reid and Biden were aware as well.

The question is whether House crazies will vote to fully fund the ACA, including IRS enforcement.

[cali]

3. that elimination of the "extraordinary measures" ability is not minor

in fact, it's quite onerous.

[geek tragedy]

4. Deadlines happen sooner or later. nt