Friday, July 29, 2011

Would mandate that the second hike of the ceiling could only occur after a balanced-budget amendment passed both chambers of Congress and went to the states for ratification.


New Boehner bill likely to pass the House - HotAir
DOCUMENT: Latest Version of House Speaker Boehner's Debt Plan - National Journal
Support shifts as Boehner adds balanced-budget amendment - The Hill
House Republicans will link passage of a balanced-budget amendment to Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) last-ditch debt-ceiling plan, which GOP lawmakers said would move the measure to passage in a high-stakes vote later on Friday.

Republican lawmakers voiced confidence the enhanced bill would pass muster with conservatives, as Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) predicted the balanced-budget amendment change would bring 10 to 20 more GOP members on board....

(Democrat Harry) Reid has also vowed to hastily kill the Boehner plan, should it make its way through the House.