Eric Cantor On 'Face The Nation': Disaster Relief For Joplin Tornado Victims Must Be Offset (VIDEO)

House Republican­s are planning to hold a symbolic vote on the debt ceiling to demonstrat­e that Democrats don't have the votes to pass the measure without accepting stringent spending cuts. The vote is part of a larger drama that has played out this year over the federal budget.



We have now entered a new phase with the threats by the GOP that they won't raise the debt limit ceiling if Democrats don't agree to stringent cuts. The willingnes­s to send financial markets into chaos in order to extract concession­s on spending is a dangerous game to play and one that doesn't allow for substantiv­e debates over government programs.



This country needs a 28thAmendm­ent. It would help the congress and senate to understand what it means to earn a $ instead of the current pay plan
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