House GOP Prepping Debt Limit Bill

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico via TDB

House Republicans are preparing to introduce a bill as soon as next week that would lift the debt limit until the first quarter of 2015, according to sources who spoke with Politico. The bill would also patch the Medicare reimbursement rate for nine months and change the cost of living benefits for military retirements. Under the plan, Republicans would seek an extra year of cuts to mandatory spending and changes to pension contributions.

Read it at Politico
February 8, 2014 3:07 PM

Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/02/08/house-gop-prepping-debt-limit-bill.html

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[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Fuck um. Pass a clean bill.

[former9thward]

16. The the military will blame Democrats for pension cuts.

Not smart.

[Agnosticsherbet]

17. I am retired military. (1974-1995) Pass a clean bill.

The military pension cut fiasco can be handled by normal legislation if they want it.

[former9thward]

18. An anecdotal post does not politics make.

The military will blame the Democrats.

[Agnosticsherbet]

19. Surrendering to Republican attempts to hold us hostage is disater politics..

Fix the problems with pensions n a separate bill. They could do it in an afternoon if it was important to them.

[Iliyah]

2. GOPers are tagging themselves to bills that Dems approve

in the house. They are leaches and will claim it was their idea and of course the corporate media will support them.

It reminds me of bullies who take credit for homework that the nerds complete for them. Bullies get credit and nerds are nerds.

[madrchsod]

3. this will really piss off the teaparty

someone told them they better lay low cause they are pissing off too many people. the republicans do not want to lose the house

[onehandle]

4. Criminal America Haters Making Plans. nt

[AgingAmerican]

5. Obama needs to stick to what he did last time

He needs to not even talk to them about it.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. President Obama isn't talking to the gop ...

on this issue. But it is a Bill that Democratic Congress folks must deal with.

[AgingAmerican]

10. They should refuse to discuss it

nt

[1StrongBlackMan]

11. They have to discuss it ...

since the gop put it in the form of a Bill.

Now, what they say in that discussion is another matter, completely.

[AgingAmerican]

12. No, they don't

nt

[1StrongBlackMan]

13. okay. eom

[1StrongBlackMan]

14. No, not Okay ...

How do Democrats just not discuss legislation that has been/will be introduced?

[AgingAmerican]

15. By not saying anything about it

The Republicans do it all the time. Filibuster it. There are lots of ways. This legislation is frivolous and meaningless. Let the Republicans self destruct all by their selves.

[blkmusclmachine]

6. Who are the HOSTAGES this time ???

[James48]

8. I am-

Along with the other Federal employees who are about to get pension cuts.

I've worked for 26 years - and under the FERS pension system, after 30 I would qualify for a pension worth about 25% of my annual (high-three) salary.

For that, I currently (and for the last 26 years) have paid in 0.8% of my salary, and the Agency I work for has paid in 11.9% of my salary, for a total of 12.7% each year. That money has been deducted from my pay since the day I began. I also pay into Social Security, and a 401(k) style fund.

The Federal Employee retirement system is fully funded, and solvent. Has been. Forever.

But apparently that is too good a target for Mr. Ryan, who wishes to change my contribution amount from 0.8?% to 4.4%. - in short- it's a 3.6% cut in my take home pay today, for no reason other than to trash federal workers.

Thanks, Paul Ryan.

[DallasNE]

7. It's Long Past Time To Repeal The Debt Ceiling Bill

WW I ended a long time ago. Today it is reduced to an opportunity for political posturing. It serves no useful purpose whatsoever so it is long past time to repeal this relic of isolationist Republicans from the WW I era. Wilson is not going to expand that war.