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UpInArms

(51,280 posts) Wed Oct 13, 2021, 08:53 AM Oct 2021

All 206 House Republicans voted against raising the US debt ceiling

All House Republicans voted against a bill on Tuesday that allowed for a two-month debt limit hike to stave off a default on the US's debt.

The party-line vote was 219-206 in the House. House Republicans slammed it as a step that would unlock a wave of Democratic spending in the near future.

The debt limit deals with the US's ability to pay its bills and doesn't authorize any fresh spending by Congress.

More at:

https://www.businessinsider.com/all-house-republicans-voted-for-us-to-default-on-debt-2021-10

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All 206 House Republicans voted against raising the US debt ceiling (Original Post) UpInArms Oct 2021 OP

But it was okay for trump to spend an estimated $7 trillion dollars, eh? Talk about a party that .. SWBTATTReg Oct 2021 #1

and they call us dems tax and spend? hem AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #8

The Plutocracy demanded their tax cut! GoodRaisin Oct 2021 #12

ALL republicans in congress do not care about America. They care about politics...ONLY. spanone Oct 2021 #2

I'm thinking it has become... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #3

Lemmings WHITT Oct 2021 #4

The good news is gojoe12 Oct 2021 #5

Poor writing by Business Insider. There are 212 (soon 213, OH-15 votes Nov 2) Rethugs in the House. Celerity Oct 2021 #6

Yes, I think they had 6 not voting... Deuce Oct 2021 #11

Cheney & Kinzinger Too?.....nt global1 Oct 2021 #7

Scum of the earth aka GOP BeckyDem Oct 2021 #9

McConnell was saying playing Russian Roulette with the economy. Russian Roulette from Moscow Mitch LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #10

SWBTATTReg

(22,112 posts)

1. But it was okay for trump to spend an estimated $7 trillion dollars, eh? Talk about a party that ..

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 08:54 AM

Oct 2021

doesn't believe in paying for their bills when they come due. Hypocrites.

AllaN01Bear

(18,159 posts)

8. and they call us dems tax and spend? hem

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 10:08 AM

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GoodRaisin

(8,922 posts)

12. The Plutocracy demanded their tax cut!

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 11:38 AM

Oct 2021

When Republicans were unable to gut Medicaid for the money with their “health care bill”, the shills were forced to increase the debt to satisfy the demands of their overlords.

That was about 2 trillion of it.

spanone

(135,823 posts)

2. ALL republicans in congress do not care about America. They care about politics...ONLY.

Reply to UpInArms (Original post)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 08:55 AM

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fuck 'em all.

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)

3. I'm thinking it has become...

Reply to spanone (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 08:59 AM

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An identifiable disease.

WHITT

(2,868 posts)

4. Lemmings

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 09:16 AM

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gojoe12

(92 posts)

5. The good news is

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 09:18 AM

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we don’t need them 😆

Celerity

(43,321 posts)

6. Poor writing by Business Insider. There are 212 (soon 213, OH-15 votes Nov 2) Rethugs in the House.

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 09:32 AM

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Deuce

(959 posts)

11. Yes, I think they had 6 not voting...

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 11:08 AM

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global1

(25,241 posts)

7. Cheney & Kinzinger Too?.....nt

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 09:42 AM

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BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)

9. Scum of the earth aka GOP

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 10:10 AM

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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,130 posts)

10. McConnell was saying playing Russian Roulette with the economy. Russian Roulette from Moscow Mitch

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Wed Oct 13, 2021, 10:56 AM

Oct 2021

Debate on the college level is boring in many respects and one of the less fun jobs was reading the congressional record. One of the debaters on the squad was very good at this and could go through a volume of the CR in a third of the time it took me.

This amuses me

Link to tweet

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