Posted on | September 25, 2013 | No Comments
House to tie debt ceiling hike to one-year ObamaCare delay, Keystone approval
The Hill ^ | September 25, 2013 | Peter Schroeder and Erik Wasson
Posted on 9/25/2013 9:44:49 AM by Cincinatus’ Wife
House Republicans plan to tie an increase in the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling to a a broad GOP wish list that includes delaying ObamaCare for a full year.
The House Republican wish list circulating on K Street also indicates the GOP also hopes to kickstart tax reform, permit the Keystone XL pipeline and trim a slew of federal regulations in exchange for a borrowing boost.
The move to the debt ceiling comes as Congress moves toward a possible government shutdown on Oct. 1. Moving to the debt ceiling fight, which Republican leaders have long seen as stronger ground, could be a way to convince rank-and-fil Republicans to fight their spending and healthcare battles there rather than on a government-funding bill.
The list, obtained from a K Street source, indicates that Republicans would agree to hike the borrowing limit through 2014, but only in exchange for a host of previously stalled GOP priorities likely to be met with hot opposition from Democrats and the White House……
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