Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Senator Patricia Murray is answering the complaint by Senator Sessions today. 

Senator Sessions is deeply worried about the reassessment of the First Quarter GDP. Senator Sessions is deeply worried about the sluggish 2% growth of the USA last year.

WASHINGTON | Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:50pm EDT
The budget plan (click here) passed 50-49 at about 5 a.m. after a marathon voting session in the Democratic-controlled chamber. Four Democratic senators facing tough re-election campaigns in 2014 joined all the Senate Republicans in opposing the measure, which seeks to raise nearly $1 trillion in new tax revenues by closing some tax breaks for the wealthy....

Senator Cruz objects to Budget Conference with House demanding a 60 vote threshold for raising the debt limit. Was the debt level addressed in the Senate bill? Then Patricia's amendment to the bill should accept Senator Cruz objection into the amendment to be addressed at Budget Conference. Basically, note his objection and move forward. 

The Conference needs a simple majority which was accomplished in March, so there is no reason to not allow Cruz his complaint.

However, while Senator Murray's amendment will begin to heal the country from The Sequester, it is likely Senator Cruz will cause a working sequester with objection to the Debt Limit. I don't think we are close to the debt ceiling yet, right?