debt ceiling Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/debt-ceiling/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png debt ceiling Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/debt-ceiling/ 32 32 12773863 Ted Cruz Causing Major Headaches For Senate Republican Leaders https://ezkool.com/2014/02/ted-cruz-causing-major-headaches-for-senate-republican-leaders/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/ted-cruz-causing-major-headaches-for-senate-republican-leaders/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:13:11 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48156 Is this guy working for the Democrats? LOL… Maybe he is. On a simple vote to raise the debt ceiling, a move House Republicans had already passed with no strings attached, Ted Cruz made life extremely difficult for his comrades in the Senate. The measure to raise the debt ceiling in the Senate could have […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/ted-cruz-causing-major-headaches-for-senate-republican-leaders/feed/ 0 48156 Republicans To Offer Clean Debt Ceiling Hike Without Taking Hostages https://ezkool.com/2014/02/republicans-to-offer-clean-debt-ceiling-hike-without-taking-hostages/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/republicans-to-offer-clean-debt-ceiling-hike-without-taking-hostages/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2014 18:13:24 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48059 Guess what? The midterms are coming. Washington (AFP) – House Republicans said Tuesday they will introduce a measure this week to extend US borrowing authority with no conditions attached, marking a clear victory for President Barack Obama. House Speaker John Boehner said he will now seek to pass a clean debt ceiling hike with help […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/republicans-to-offer-clean-debt-ceiling-hike-without-taking-hostages/feed/ 0 48059 Louie Gohmert Unknowingly Explains The GOP Plan – Default on Debt, Impeach Obama https://ezkool.com/2013/10/louie-gohmert-unknowingly-explains-the-gop-plan-default-on-debt-impeach-obama/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/louie-gohmert-unknowingly-explains-the-gop-plan-default-on-debt-impeach-obama/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:16:01 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=43772 The Republican secrets are slowly coming out. About a week ago, we heard one of their secret when a Republican unknowingly explained the reason they wanted to delay the implementation of Obamacare – they wanted to delay it for a year in hopes of winning the Senate in 2014 and then totally repealing the law. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/louie-gohmert-unknowingly-explains-the-gop-plan-default-on-debt-impeach-obama/feed/ 0 43772 Republicans Are Willing to Default in Order to Destroy https://ezkool.com/2013/10/congress-is-willing-to-default-in-order-to-destroy/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/congress-is-willing-to-default-in-order-to-destroy/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:27:28 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=43594 Let it be Known that THIS President is Fed Up! He’s just about reached his Boiling point and so has America. In his press conference on Tuesday, President Obama reiterated his position of Not negotiating with the Republican hostage takers unless they “do their jobs” and put an end to the Government Shutdown and their […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/congress-is-willing-to-default-in-order-to-destroy/feed/ 0 43594 President Obama To GOP – “We’re not going to pay a ransom for America paying its bills.” – Video https://ezkool.com/2013/10/president-obama-to-gop-were-not-going-to-pay-a-ransom-for-america-paying-its-bills-video/ https://ezkool.com/2013/10/president-obama-to-gop-were-not-going-to-pay-a-ransom-for-america-paying-its-bills-video/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:00:26 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=43589 President Obama on Tuesday said he’s willing to sit down and talk with Republicans over anything they wish to negotiate after they re-open the government and drop the threat of letting the nation default on its loans, if only for a few weeks. “I will not eliminate any topic of conversation, and I’ve shown myself […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/10/president-obama-to-gop-were-not-going-to-pay-a-ransom-for-america-paying-its-bills-video/feed/ 0 43589 Defeated House Republicans Concedes – They Will Raise The Debt Ceiling https://ezkool.com/2013/01/defeated-house-republicans-concedes-they-will-raise-the-debt-ceiling/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/defeated-house-republicans-concedes-they-will-raise-the-debt-ceiling/#respond Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:17:44 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=23802 WASHINGTON — Backing down from their hard-line stance, House Republicans said Friday that they would agree to lift the federal government’s statutory borrowing limit for three months, with a requirement that both chambers of Congress pass a budget in that time to clear the way for negotiations on long-term deficit reduction. The new proposal, which […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/defeated-house-republicans-concedes-they-will-raise-the-debt-ceiling/feed/ 0 23802 The Tide is Turning For Obama https://ezkool.com/2013/01/tide-is-turning-for-obama/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/tide-is-turning-for-obama/#respond Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:47:45 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=23178 Whatever happened to the Republican opposition? President Obama hasn’t even taken the oath of office for the second time and already the GOP has caved on the fiscal cliff, the prospect of immigration reform, and Sandy relief. Oh, and their opposition to any and all forms of gun control is going to cost them at […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/tide-is-turning-for-obama/feed/ 0 23178 President Obama – Not Raising The Debt Ceiling Is “Irresponsible” And “Absurd” https://ezkool.com/2013/01/president-obama-not-raising-the-debt-ceiling-is-irresponsible-and-absurd/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/president-obama-not-raising-the-debt-ceiling-is-irresponsible-and-absurd/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:52:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=23086 WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday warned Republicans against refusing to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, calling such talk “irresponsible” and “absurd” and saying it would set off an economic crisis and financial hardship. “They will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy,” Mr. Obama said during his final news […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/president-obama-not-raising-the-debt-ceiling-is-irresponsible-and-absurd/feed/ 1 23086 Today, I Called Bank Of America, And… https://ezkool.com/2013/01/today-i-called-bank-of-america-and/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/today-i-called-bank-of-america-and/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:03:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=22570 If Congressional Republicans could do it, why can’t I?

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/today-i-called-bank-of-america-and/feed/ 0 22570 Debt Ceiling FAQs https://ezkool.com/2013/01/debt-ceiling-faqs/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/debt-ceiling-faqs/#respond Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:23:31 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=22173 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Congress narrowly avoided pushing the country off the fiscal cliff. But it has done nothing to address the next and potentially bigger risk to the economy: the need to raise the debt ceiling. To help separate fact from fiction in the battle, here’s what you need to know about the issue. Why […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/debt-ceiling-faqs/feed/ 0 22173 President Obama Cautions – Republicans Not Raising The Debt Ceiling Would Be “Catastrophic” https://ezkool.com/2013/01/president-obama-cautions-republicans-not-raising-the-debt-ceiling-would-be-catastrophic/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/president-obama-cautions-republicans-not-raising-the-debt-ceiling-would-be-catastrophic/#respond Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:06:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=21719 President Obama used his weekly address to talk about the bipartisan agreement between Democrats and Republicans that averted the “fiscal cliff.” He thanked both sides for working together and putting the American people first. The President also warned that not working together on future problems – like the upcoming debt ceiling – could lead to […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/president-obama-cautions-republicans-not-raising-the-debt-ceiling-would-be-catastrophic/feed/ 0 21719 Words Of Wisdom From Newt Gingrich – Debt Ceiling Fight is “A Dead Loser” For GOP https://ezkool.com/2013/01/words-of-wisdom-from-newt-gingrich-debt-ceiling-fight-is-a-dead-loser-for-gop/ https://ezkool.com/2013/01/words-of-wisdom-from-newt-gingrich-debt-ceiling-fight-is-a-dead-loser-for-gop/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:52:55 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=21688 Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Newt Gingrich had something to say about congressional Republicans’ new threat to damage this nation’s recovering economy – fighting President Obama tooth and nail on the debt ceiling fight coming in a couple of months. Congressional Republicans have indicated that they are willing to shut down the government if necessary, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/01/words-of-wisdom-from-newt-gingrich-debt-ceiling-fight-is-a-dead-loser-for-gop/feed/ 1 21688 President Obama To Republicans – “I Will Not Play That Game” https://ezkool.com/2012/12/president-obama-to-republicans-i-will-not-play-that-game/ https://ezkool.com/2012/12/president-obama-to-republicans-i-will-not-play-that-game/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:06:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=20910 President Obama launched a double-pronged appeal in his latest bid to court business leaders, asking a group of CEOs on Wednesday to back him on allowing a tax hike on wealthier Americans and also pushing back against Republican attempts to use the debt ceiling in budget negotiations. He told members of the Business Roundtable that […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/12/president-obama-to-republicans-i-will-not-play-that-game/feed/ 0 20910 Classic Chris Christie – Blame Obama For Republican Failure https://ezkool.com/2011/11/classic-chris-christie-blame-obama-for-republicans-failure/ https://ezkool.com/2011/11/classic-chris-christie-blame-obama-for-republicans-failure/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:20:57 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=13728 The Republican governor of New Jersey and endorser of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is falsely attacking the President. What else is new? “What the hell are we paying you for?,” Christie askedyesterday, implying that the president could have changed the outcome of the failed Super Committee. “I was angry this weekend, listening to the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/11/classic-chris-christie-blame-obama-for-republicans-failure/feed/ 1 13728 The Super Committee’s A Super Dud! https://ezkool.com/2011/11/the-super-committee-a-super-dud/ https://ezkool.com/2011/11/the-super-committee-a-super-dud/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:29:59 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=13592 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the American political system where political affiliation is more important than doing what’s right for the viability of the United States economy. The “Super Committee” is set to announce today that they failed to reach a compromise on bringing some stability to the nation’s runaway deficit crisis. “I wouldn’t be optimistic. I […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/11/the-super-committee-a-super-dud/feed/ 0 13592 The 14% Approval Ratings For Congress – A Win For Republicans https://ezkool.com/2011/08/the-14-approval-ratings-for-congress/ https://ezkool.com/2011/08/the-14-approval-ratings-for-congress/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:01:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10666 America sent these clowns to Washington to work together and get the economy back on the right track. The operative word there, is “work.” And the American people are quickly coming to understand the true nature of its elected officials – one group seems determined to fix a broken system and get the economy working again, even […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/08/the-14-approval-ratings-for-congress/feed/ 0 10666 Gabrielle Giffords Goes To Washington https://ezkool.com/2011/08/gabrielle-giffords-goes-to-washington/ https://ezkool.com/2011/08/gabrielle-giffords-goes-to-washington/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:00:31 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10607 Just seven months after being shot in her head in a failed assassination attempt, Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords returned to the floor of the House of Representatives on Monday to thunderous applause from the entire congregation. With less than five minutes remaining in the vote to approve a bill to raise the debt ceiling, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/08/gabrielle-giffords-goes-to-washington/feed/ 0 10607 The Deal – Is The Cup Half Empty or Half Full? https://ezkool.com/2011/08/is-the-cup-half-empty-or-half-full/ https://ezkool.com/2011/08/is-the-cup-half-empty-or-half-full/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:21:08 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10587 I just don’t get what all the fuss is about. I have criticized this president on many occasions, but listening to the backlash from liberal radio and television personalities about the proposed deal, you’d think the world as we know it was coming to an end. Based on the framework of the deal worked out […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/08/is-the-cup-half-empty-or-half-full/feed/ 0 10587 The Official Framework of The Deal To Avoid Default https://ezkool.com/2011/07/the-official-framework/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/the-official-framework/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:17:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10578 The White House released the following information on the framework for a deal that would prevent America from defaulting on paying its bills. The deadline to get this voted on by both the House and Senate and sent to the President for his signature is August 2nd. Bipartisan Debt Deal: A Win for the Economy […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/the-official-framework/feed/ 0 10578 The Deal – What We Know So Far https://ezkool.com/2011/07/the-deal-so-far/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/the-deal-so-far/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:12:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10573 President Obama and the leaders of both parties in the House of Representatives and Senate, have finally agreed to a framework for a deal to prevent America from defaulting on paying its bills for the first time in our history. The specifics of the deal are not yet known, but for the first time in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/the-deal-so-far/feed/ 0 10573 China State Media Calls Washington “Irresponsible” https://ezkool.com/2011/07/china-calls-washington-irresponsible/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/china-calls-washington-irresponsible/#respond Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:34:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10564 China is speaking out, and it’s apparently not happy. As the world sits on pins and needles, watching the unnecessary man-made crisis going on in Washington in reference to raising the debt ceiling, China, the biggest “investor” in the United States economy, is voicing their displeasure, calling Washington’s antics “political brinkmanship” and “dangerously irresponsible.” The […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/china-calls-washington-irresponsible/feed/ 0 10564 Mike Mullen Cannot Guarantee Soldiers Pay If Republican Block Party Wins https://ezkool.com/2011/07/mullen-cannot-guarantee-soldiers-pay-if-republican-block-party-wins/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/mullen-cannot-guarantee-soldiers-pay-if-republican-block-party-wins/#respond Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:21:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10544 Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told our troops in Afghanistan that if the stalemate in Washington is not resolved before the August 2nd deadline, then he cannot guarantee they will continue getting their paychecks. “I’d like to give you a better answer than that right now, I just honestly don’t […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/mullen-cannot-guarantee-soldiers-pay-if-republican-block-party-wins/feed/ 0 10544 President Obama To Congress – Get Your House In Order https://ezkool.com/2011/07/get-your-house-in-order/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/get-your-house-in-order/#respond Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:15:48 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10536 With the August 2nd deadline quickly approaching, President Obama used his weekly address to urge Washington to “get your house in order.” In conveying this message, the President quoted a letter from Kelly Smith, a concerned individual who wrote to congress, saying; I keep my home clean. I work hard at a full time job, give my […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/get-your-house-in-order/feed/ 0 10536 Tell Eric Cantor To Work For Ordinary Americans – Ad https://ezkool.com/2011/07/tell-eric-cantor-to-work-for-ordinary-americans-ad/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/tell-eric-cantor-to-work-for-ordinary-americans-ad/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:28:09 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10519 A progressive group has began targeting certain members of the Republican Party who stand in the way of raising the nation’s debt ceiling. Below is the ad being run in Eric Cantor’s district. Good stuff! If Congress doesn’t act by Tuesday, America won’t be able to pay all of its bills,” says the narrator in the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/tell-eric-cantor-to-work-for-ordinary-americans-ad/feed/ 0 10519 Democrats To Obama – Use The 14th Amendment https://ezkool.com/2011/07/democrats-to-obama-use-the-14th-amendment/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/democrats-to-obama-use-the-14th-amendment/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:13:04 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10498 With the Republican induced stalemate going down in Washington about whether or not to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, Democrat are slowly beginning to familiarize themselves with the Constitution, specifically the 14th Amendment. And although President Obama and his White House lawyers seem to think that option is off the table, even former president Bill Clinton […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/democrats-to-obama-use-the-14th-amendment/feed/ 0 10498 Trump To Republicans – Let The Nation Go Into Default https://ezkool.com/2011/07/trump-to-republicans-let-the-nation-go-into-default/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/trump-to-republicans-let-the-nation-go-into-default/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:16:23 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10483 Donald Trump just wont go away quietly. In order to make himself seem relevant still, The Donald had a little advice for the Republicans in Congress trying to negotiate a plan with the President to raise the debt ceiling. What was Mr. Hairpiece’s advice? Don’t compromise, do not make any deals. Let the nation go into default! Donald […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/trump-to-republicans-let-the-nation-go-into-default/feed/ 0 10483 Republicans Suggest Impeaching Obama If Nation Defaults https://ezkool.com/2011/07/republicans-suggest-impeaching-obama-if-nation-defaults/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/republicans-suggest-impeaching-obama-if-nation-defaults/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:12:09 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10478 President Obama has tried just about every conceivable angle, to convince these Republicans that a “balanced approach” is what’s needed to address the nation’s debt. That balanced approach being, spending cuts plus raising revenue. But Republicans have been defiant. They have maintained their original “no compromise” position on allowing some of the loopholes for the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/republicans-suggest-impeaching-obama-if-nation-defaults/feed/ 0 10478 Bush Vs. Obama – Who Spent The Most https://ezkool.com/2011/07/two-potus-spending-2/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/two-potus-spending-2/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:57:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10448 A new report from the New York Times attempts to answer the questions – how did our economy get to this point? And where did this massive deficit come from? The report took the spending habits of the last president, and compared them to those of President Obama, from his inauguration in 2009 and projected through […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/two-potus-spending-2/feed/ 134 10448 It’s Time. Everyone Must Pay Their Fair Share https://ezkool.com/2011/07/pay-fair-share/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/pay-fair-share/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:56:40 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10417 We all know the importance of America meeting her financial obligations and the global impact if Washington cannot or will not come together and figure out a way to get the debt ceiling raised. Over 200 world renowned economists recently wrote a letter to congress advising, no, demanding that the debt ceiling be raised and […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/07/pay-fair-share/feed/ 0 10417 President Obama’s Speech On Raising The Debt Ceiling – Transcript https://ezkool.com/2011/07/president-obamas-speech-on-raising-the-debt-ceiling-transcript/ https://ezkool.com/2011/07/president-obamas-speech-on-raising-the-debt-ceiling-transcript/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:38:46 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=10411 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Primetime Debt Speech Monday, July 25, 2011 Washington, DC As Prepared for Delivery – Good evening. Tonight, I want to talk about the debate we’ve been having in Washington over the national debt – a debate that directly affects the lives of all Americans. For […]

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