Boehner: 'No deal' on exiting debt limit stalemate

[Pale Blue Dot]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Speaker John Boehner declared Friday that the House has "done its job" toward resolving the impasse over raising the government's debt limit and said it was time for the Senate to act.

"There is no deal. There is no agreement in private" with Democrats, Boehner told reporters at the Capitol as the Senate was undertaking a vote on a bill pushed through the House by majority Republicans which is called "cap, cut and balance" in pursuit of an accommodation on raising the government's debt limit. Treasury's borrowing authority expires Aug. 2, and the government will be facing default at that time in the absence of legislation to raise the debt limit.

A testy Boehner said at one point that "at the end of the day, we have a spending problem," blaming that on Democrats and then abruptly declaring an end to his news conference.

Boehner's appearance came after days of partisan wrangling and as the Senate was voting on on Republican-pushed legislation tying an increase in borrowing authority to a substantial program of spending cuts, including restraints on Social Security and Medicare.



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[C_U_L8R]

1. Boehner clearly lacks governing skills

and if he can't work out a equitable solution... he should resign.

[wtmusic]

2. Rich, Taxes, More. Tax, More, Rich. Rich, More, Taxes.

It works in any combination. Over, and over.

[tularetom]

3. Jesus christ I wish they'd STFU about how "We have a spending problem"!

Because actually they're right. We have a ginormous spending problem and it's called the Pentagon.

[MineralMan]

4. Dunce Cap, Unkindest Cut, and out of Balance.

And now dead in the water. Thank you, Senate.

[Wednesdays]

5. Translation: "My way or the highway."

You didn't expect them to budge even one inch, did you?

[Liberalynn]

6. "Testy"

A testy, terrible, turd.

Think he's ticked he can't keep his own house in order.

And that attempts at secret deals won't stay secret.

[bitchkitty]

12. More than likely drunk too. n/t

[RandomKoolzip]

7. "Spending" = anything that allows the poor to survive.

The GOP is trying to force an uber-draconian social Darwinism on America.

[bowens43]

8. good we don't need a deal.

the cons aren't going to refuse to raise the limit under any circumstance. Those who would be hurt the most be this are those who buy the elections for the cons.

its not going to happen

[AndyTiedye]

11. Those People Won't be Hurt At All. They WANT Default. They're Shorting Treasuries

[no_hypocrisy]

9. It's never been about the debt. It's been about "blame the Democrats".

Nice showing your cards before the call, Boehner.

[liberal N proud]

10. The country will go down in flames but...

The rich will not have to take a tax increase.

:wtf: