What a clean Debt Ceiling Bill looks like -



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This is what a clean Debt Ceiling bill should look like.  This example would increase the debt ceiling by $4.2B

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof 16,694,000,000,000.

This mimics the Debt Ceiling bills passed in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006,and 2007 under George W. Bush.
Republicans voted "Aye" more than 200 times in support of these 5 debt ceiling bills.
These five bills increased the Debt Ceiling by $3.865B.

And now we are at the brink of default because we MUST CUT SPENDING?

Really?

Why Now?
 
Bill Text:
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2003
2004
2006
2007

Rebublicans used to LOVE raising the Debt Ceiling -



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In fact, in January 2003 they did it with this bill.  They raised the debt ceiling by $984 billion.

This is the entire bill. 

All. Of. It.

H.J.Res.51

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the seventh day of January, two thousand and three

Joint Resolution

Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof $7,384,000,000,000.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.

Source: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hj108-51
Overview: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj108-51

• No spending cuts required.
• No increased taxes required.
• No threat of default.

So why is this time such a fight?     Oh yeah.

Because the goal is the Whitehouse, not governing...

Thanks GOP

You should read this: http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1500-The-Republicans-Haven-t-Always-Been-Against-Raising-the-Debt-Ceiling

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