Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on Fox News Wednesday that President Obama's fear-mongering on the national debt is making it harder to solve the nation's problems. (AP Photo)

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Rand Paul says US has ‘plenty of money’ to pay bills without debt limit hike

Charlie Spiering · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

The Obama administration's effort to raise the alarm over the debt ceiling suffers from a "fuzziness problem," according to former White House adviser Austan Goolsbee, left. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Former Obama economic adviser: President faces a ‘fuzziness problem’ on debt ceiling

Joseph Lawler · October 9, 2013 4:00 am

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, President Barack Obama speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington. Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, Obama said frustrated Americans Ã?definitely shouldnÃ?t give upÃ? on the problem-plagued program now at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government. Obama said he would be willing to negotiate with Republicans on health care, deficit reduction and spending, only if Republican House Speaker John Boehner holds votes to reopen the government and increase the nationÃ?s borrowing limit. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama calls John Boehner, says he still won’t negotiate

Brian Hughes · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Five crazy ways for Obama to circumvent the debt ceiling

Joseph Lawler · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

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Chamber of Commerce sees chance to ‘effect meaningful change’ in budget fights

Sean Higgins · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Michael Tomasky makes a novel argument in the Daily Beast on the debt ceiling debate: President Obama's stance isn't hypocritical now because it was hypocritical before when it was made by Sen. Obama. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

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Possibly the lamest-ever argument that Obama is not a debt-ceiling hypocrite

Sean Higgins · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz.: "Most members feel like the voters in their districts are starting to understand what the battle's about." (Laura Segall/Getty Images)

House Republicans say their constituents not worried about shutdown

Rebecca Berg · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner will take up two bills this week aimed at pressuring Democrats into a favorable deal over restoring funding to end the federal government shutdown and raising the nation's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

House GOP turns up pressure on Democrats to negotiate shutdown deal

Susan Ferrechio · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, rejected a claim by President Obama that House Republicans are unwilling to negotiate over the debt limit and federal funding legislation and said the president is asking for "unconditional surrender" from the GOP. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

John Boehner: Obama wants ‘unconditional surrender’ on funding government, raising debt limit

Susan Ferrechio · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama speaks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown on Tuesday at the White House. The president said he told House Speaker John Boehner he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of "economic chaos." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama challenges GOP over shutdown: ‘Stop the excuses’

Brian Hughes, Susan Crabtree · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

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Obama favors monument closures to ‘pressure’ Republicans

Joel Gehrke · October 8, 2013 12:00 am

Budget fight offers crash course on Congress

Donna Cassata · October 7, 2013 5:51 pm