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Ted Cruz: It Would Be 'Irresponsible' To Raise Debt Limit Without Spending CutsBy Susan Cornwell at the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/ted-cruz-debt-limit_n_4761927.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
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WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, the Tea Party firebrand who egged on Republicans in the House of Representatives during last year's government shutdown battle, said on Monday it would be "irresponsible" for Congress to grant President Barack Obama a debt limit increase without spending reforms.
Cruz, who spoke to reporters after remarks at the Heritage Foundation think tank, said he hoped the House would not "go down that road" of agreeing to an increase in the government's borrowing authority without demanding measures to rein in long-term deficits.
"President Obama is asking Congress to give him a blank check to allow him to keep maxing out the credit card without doing anything to fix the problem. I think that's irresponsible," Cruz said.
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applegrove
(118,880 posts)For his own self promoting reasons. LOL! It is a mirror being held up to the GOP.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)Fuck off. The Senate and House GOP are not following you over the cliff this time, ass clown.
Wolf Frankula
(3,604 posts)Let's cut Congressional salaries, aid to Israel, corporate subsidies and handouts to rich farmers.
Wolf
Armstead
(47,803 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)Somebody take this knucklehead round back to the woodshed and teach him a thing or two please....
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)which is why this knucklehead needs to have someone whack some sense into him apparently!
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)His actions are actually putting our economy in danger. This is treasonous.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)dionysus
(26,467 posts)oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)when you shut down the gov. You have very little air space in which to talk.
spanone
(135,920 posts)fuck the ted
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)They are making a point of not doing shit anyway.
Rex
(65,616 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)In any event you no longer have the right to talk about out of control spending.
Historic NY
(37,458 posts)isn't he still a Canadian.
neverforget
(9,437 posts)Trickle down for everybody!!
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)Why don't the idiots in the so called "liberal media" point that little fact out?
Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)They were his.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Hey Ted: your head is still shaped like a weird lima bean.