DeMint Pledges To STOP McCONNELL PLAN

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" Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) on Friday said he would use "every tool" available to stop Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) fallback proposal for the debt ceiling negotiations.


"I'll use every tool in Senate to stop passage of "Plan B" blank check debt limit increase," DeMint said on Twitter. "No Republican was elected to give President Obama more power and that's what this plan does," he added. While DeMint didn't specify what action he would take, any single senator can filibuster a bill.


His tweets amplify previous statements the senator has made against the McConnell proposal. He said Wednesday, "Republicans weren't elected last November to make it easier to spend and borrow and add to our debt." McConnell's plan would authorize President Obama to raise the debt ceiling but would give Congress the power to block him with a resolution of disapproval. McConnell has called it a fall-back plan so that Republicans are not forced to choose between government default or increasing the debt limit without spending cuts.


DeMint, a Tea Party favorite, carries considerable influence with conservatives in the Senate. Although McConnell's proposal has split the GOP, with significant voices raised both for and against the idea, DeMint's opposition will likely solidify the divide.


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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/171715-demint-pledges-to-stop-mcconnell-plan

[Renew Deal]

1. It really is a bad proposal under any circumstances.

And I don't think it will come up for a vote.

[aquart]

2. Republican leadership seems to have no control whatsoever.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. I thought that Rand Paul had the filibuster thing under control.

See if he can beat Strom Thurmond's record . . . . (He conducted the longest filibuster ever by a lone senator, in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, at 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, nonstop.)

[RT Atlanta]

4. He'll go to the mat to stop it, but...

what is that loon offering in the way of a constructive proposal? Nothing of course.

[ladjf]

5. Another example of why the filibuster rules need to be changed. nt