Conservative senators will filibuster vote to increase debt limit

[sasha031]

Senate conservatives plan to filibuster legislation to increase the nation’s debt ceiling above $14.3 trillion, a move that will make it harder for President Obama to garner the votes he needs.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has told supporters in Utah that he will filibuster the legislation to authorize Treasury Department officials to add to the nation’s multitrillion-dollar debt.

“That’s my intention, to filibuster it,” said Lee, a member of the Senate Tea Party Caucus.
Lee said he might be persuaded to back off if Obama and Democratic leaders agreed to a major concession, which GOP strategists consider highly unlikely.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/152633-conservative-senators-will-filibuster-debt-vote

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Fortunately, Senate Dems changed the filibuster rules...

[sasha031]

2. Really I did not know that

thankful for that...

[sasha031]

4. Senate rejects changes in filibuster rules

The filibuster lives on. The Senate voted overwhelmingly late Thursday to reject efforts to change its rules to restrict the blockades that have sewn gridlock and discord in recent years on Capitol Hill.

nstead, senators settled on a more modest measure to prevent single lawmakers from anonymously holding up legislation and nominations, and the parties' Senate leaders announced a handshake deal to conduct business in a more efficient and civilized way.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-01-27-senate-filibuster_N.htm

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[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. That was my point. nt

[Tippy]

3. Tea Partiers do their own thing....

[Skink]

5. they are just saying that they will filibuster.

:popcorn:

[jmowreader]

7. This is news?

Conservative senators filibuster everything, including bills they wrote themselves. It's how they roll.