The Issue: Debt limit back in effect; House leaders float ideas
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"Well I think that we're still looking for the pieces to this puzzle, but listen, we do not want to default on our debt and we're not going to default on our debt," House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday. "We're in discussions with members about how we can move ahead. We've got time to do this. We're going to continue to work at it. No decisions -have been made."
He made no bones about needing Democratic support for the bill, either, saying during a media availability there was broad support in his caucus, but I don't think we've got 218 votes for this."
Another question, the Hill said, is whether House Democrats can hold fast on their stance that the debt limit hike be a clean bill without concessions -- even modest ones -- to Republicans.
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A CNN/Opinion Research poll released last week indicated 54 percent of Americans would blame Republicans if a deal isn't reached, while just 29 percent would blame President Obama. Twelve percent said both sides would share the blame equally. The poll interviewed 1,010 adults across the country Jan. 31-Feb. 2 and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
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