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[Opinion] Mitch McConnell Is Threatening to Stifle Debt Ceiling Vote to Get What He Wants

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Julian Zelizer: Mitch McConnell is holding the debt ceiling hostage for the sake of obstructionism. He says it's classic GOP debt hypocrisy: Whenever a Democrat takes office, the GOP suddenly rediscovers its commitment to austerity. Zelizer says McConnell is also creating part of the GOP's message for the midterms: The Democrats are engaged in an orgy of spending.

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Mitch McConnell Is Threatening to Stifle Debt Ceiling Vote to Get What He Wants

If you enjoy the sound of gears grinding and the sight of brazen insurrectionists playing the hurt bird, this week on Capitol Hill is at the top of your menu. It’s got everything: traitors running amok, Democrats actually acting like they have the majority and Republicans threatening to take the global economy hostage — again — because it’s all they know how to do.Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday rammed through a vote to open debate on…

3 years ago·Sacramento, United States

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