House and Senate Republicans have found a new obstacle in the government shutdown and debt-limit fights: each other. GOP lawmakers from both chambers are expressing confusion and frustration with how their colleagues across the Capitol are approaching talks with the White House, with many thinking their respective camp should be in the lead. Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/328157-confusion-spreads-in-gop-theres-plates-spinning-everywhere#ixzz2hVWOt7vD Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook...
Some Senate Republicans emerged from a lengthy meeting with President Obama on Friday arguing they should now be in the GOP driver's seat in talks with the president, particularly because they disagree with how House Republicans have handled the government shutdown. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is crafting a Senate GOP plan to raise the $16.7 trillion borrowing cap and bring an end to the government shutdown. Her plan would repeal the medical device tax and give federal agencies more flexibility to handle sequester cuts. Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/328157-confusion-spreads-in-gop-theres-plates-spinning-everywhere#ixzz2hVWVAAxq Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook
We have two hegemons, California and Texas, and they control huge blocks of congressional delegates. Then we have Susan Collins and 30 small to medium states controlling the Senate. What the Senate wants, for big states to cover the debt costs, is not quite what Texas and California had in mind.
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