Will Dems let McConnell win again?
?) His new rule is that when a party has unified control of government, it is that party’s responsibility to increase the debt limit on its own. He will not even engage in negotiations or ask for something in exchange. If a debt limit hike comes up in any bill, he—and enough Republicans to successfully filibuster it—will vote to default on the federal debt. Which heThe reason McConnell is staking this position is that he wants material for campaign ads.
This quest for televised talking points guides even the tiniest tactical decisions McConnell is making here. For instance: Some Senate Democrats had floated in recent days that they could pass the increase by themselves, on a clean bill through regular order, so long as Republicans don’t attempt to filibuster it. But McConnell won’t allow that. He is insisting Democrats do it through the reconciliation bill they’re working on.
You may be wondering: Why does McConnell, in 2021, think voters care so much about the national debt? While it’s still a concern in the abstract for plenty of people, that figure has gone
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