White House, Senate Republicans spar at closed-door meeting The White House is trying to jump-start budget talks with Senate Republicans to avoid a showdown over the raising the national debt ceiling later this Read more...
June 12, 2013 - The Hill
McDermott: Withhold congressional paychecks until lawmakers raise debt ceiling WASHINGTON — With the federal government mere months away from possibly breaching the debt ceiling yet again, Rep. Jim McDermott of Seattle and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California are proposing to withhold lawmakers’ paychecks until they vote to raise the borrowing limit. The two Democrats
June 11, 2013 - Seattle Times
IT'S OVER: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Is Going To Pass This Congress only acts when it absolutely has to. We got a resolution to the fiscal cliff and a debt ceiling increase because those were necessary. We won't get tax reform or a sequestration replacement because those are optional.
June 11, 2013 - Business Insider