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46 Senate Republicans sign pledge circulated by Ron Johnson to destroy the economy
46 Senate Republicans sign pledge circulated by Ron Johnson to not aid Democrats on debt ceiling, raising prospects of default showdownNearly all Republican Senators are banding together in an effort to force Democrats to raise the debt ceiling on their own, raising the prospects of a default showdown.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that 46 of 50 Republican Senators have signed on to a pledge agreeing that they will not help their political counterparts raise the debt limit - a move that could complicate Democrats' hopes of passing a $3.5 trillion budget.
"They shouldn't be expecting Republicans to raise the debt ceiling to accommodate their deficit spending," Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin told The Journal.
The Wisconsin senator garnered the signatures during a 'vote-a-rama' as Democrats were poised to advance a $3.5 trillion budget resolution sometime early Wendesday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/46-senate-republicans-sign-pledge-circulated-by-ron-johnson-to-not-aid-democrats-on-debt-ceiling-raising-prospects-of-default-showdown/ar-AANar32