WASHINGTON - During a speech Wednesday morning in the Senate, U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., urged her colleagues to reach a decision to prevent a default and downgrade of U.S. debt. In the meantime, the House of Representatives was tweaking its plan on how to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
"We are less than one week away from reaching our debt limit. If we fail and we falter, the United States of America will be irrevocably fractured," Mikulski said. "We're destroying ourselves by a self-inflicted wound because of political dysfunction, political rigidity and political ideology.
"Let's stop being Democrats. Let's stop being Republicans. Let's really call us what we should be called: Americans. Let's make the tough decisions. Let's put politics aside, put America number one, and get us back on track."
Political wrangling continued Wednesday in D.C. during legislative efforts to fund U.S. debt and to keep the federal government working. At stake is the country's bond rating and status in the financial markets of the world.
2 comments:
It's time for Mikuski to step down , she's living in the past and doesn't have a clue. She has that distinct dictator attitude.
She is to blame for this as much as anyone.The senate has not passed a budget since 2007. Continuing resolutions until the money runs out has been their policy. So she should stop being a dummiecrat and pass these budget cuts that the house has been sending them.
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