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Unlimited Debt Spending Passed Senate Clears Debt Limit Measure for Obama Fire up the Presses! Sit Down Sen Cruz!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 54376888:MV8yNDgzNzY1XzQyODQwNTkwXzlFMUNBNDMw] what can ya say majority people voted for this this guy cannot be impeached due to political correctness this is rhe best reason that parliamentary system where new elections can be called .no matter how extreme this guy is cant get rid of him amurican system is totally fuked up. [/quote]
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Filibuster denied
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a leader of the GOP tea party wing, mounted a filibuster attempt to force a 60-vote threshold for proceeding on the debt ceiling measure.
However, a dozen Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined Democrats to overcome the filibuster on a 67-31 procedural vote that avoided another politically damaging legislative impasse over spending.
The Democratic-controlled Senate then gave final approval by a 55-43 margin on strict party lines, with McConnell and the other Republicans who helped overcome the filibuster voting against the measure to reduce their political risk.
"We got a good outcome," said GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, one of the 12 who helped defeat the filibuster but then opposed the measure on the final vote.
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