TIME CRUNCH FOR DEBT LIMIT: GOP needs votes; conservs want conditions

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TIME CRUNCH FOR DEBT LIMIT

House may vote on debt limit this week. W. Post:

“In order to get a bill through Congress before that [Nov. 3] deadline, congressional aides and lobbyists said Monday that they expect the House will pass an increase in the debt limit by the end of the week, with the help of Democratic votes, so it can then be cleared by the Senate next week before the deadline.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/19/house-republicans-under-pressure-to-move-debt-limit-bill-this-week/



Boehner will still need some Republican votes. The Hill:

“The lame-duck Speaker needs to win 30 Republican votes to lift the government’s borrowing limit, even if the entire House Democratic Caucus votes with him … conservatives are warning that an effort to immediately depose Boehner as Speaker could be launched if a clean debt-ceiling increase is brought to the floor.”

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/257393-gop-votes-scarce-on-debt-ceiling-hike


Conservatives still want to put conditions on debt limit hike. The Hill:

“Conservative leaders in the Senate and House on Monday said they would not support raising the nation’s debt limit without significant spending reforms … [Sen. Rand] Paul and [Rep. Nick] Mulvaney say the debt-limit increase should be paired with a plan to cut the deficit, cap future spending and pass a balanced budget amendment to the debt-limit increase.”

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/257380-conservatives-press-for-reforms-on-debt-ceiling