WASHINGTON (AP) — is the budgetary negotiations between President Barack Obama and his GOP rivals frustrating still, leading a top Republican to launch a long-shot the proposal to give Obama sweeping new powers to muscle through an increase in the Government's debt limit without the approval of a bitterly divided Congress.
Lawmakers return to the White House Wednesday for its four negotiating session with the President in as many days. Obama has said the daily meetings will continue until an agreement has been reached.
A two-hour session Tuesday produced no progress after a day of poisonous exchanges between Democrats and Republicans.
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky offered a backup plan, which in practice would guarantee Obama call for new Government borrowing authority concerning Congress Musters vetorätt-proof majorities to deny him. McConnell said he was forced to introduce the plan because he could not see a path to an agreement as long as the Democrats insist on revenue increases.
McConnell said Wednesday that his proposal was a "last resort". If the President continues to shirk its responsibilities to do something about our dire fiscal situation
"Make the President show black and white the specific cuts he claims to support. If he refuses, he will need to raise the debt ceiling, "McConnell said on the Senate floor. -But he is not going to get Republicans to go along with.
Mcconnells proposal immediately ran tough opposition among tea party conservatives and seemed unlikely to pass the House, but neither the White House or the House speaker, John Boehner, R-Ohio, rejected it without.
-I think everyone agrees there has to be a backup plan if we are unable to reach agreement, "Boehner said in an interview from Fox News Channel on Tuesday afternoon. "And I think frankly, Mitch has done a good job."
According to the Mcconnells proposal, Obama can request – and likely secure – increases of up to $ 2.5 trillion in government borrowing authority in three separate installments over the next year as long as he proposed spending cuts in a larger size.
Debt limit increase would take effect if blocked by Congress, according to specific rules requiring swift action — and even then Obama could exercise its power to veto such legislation. But the President's expenditure would have no guarantee of receiving a vote.
"The American people have chosen (McConnell) to act as a check on Obama's appetite for out-of-control spending, not to write him a blank check to continue binge," said conservative activist Brett Bozell. "These are the kind of shenanigans that made Republicans rolled out in 2006."
Tea party favorite older Jim DeMint, R-s.C., asked about Mcconnell's plan Wednesday on CBS ' "The Early Show," said, "Republicans weren ' t selected in November to make it easier to spend and borrow and add our debt."
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wrote on Twitter, "Mcconnell's plan is an irresponsible surrender to large government deficits and continued budget surpluses."
Republicans, meanwhile, continued to push for a balanced budget amendment that would require Washington to balance their books. McConnell said the politicians in Washington have showed they are not able to get the job done, and "If the President fails to do something about the debt you'll go around him and take it to the American people."
McConnell published his proposals for a few hours before Obama led his third meeting in as many days with Congressional leaders are looking for a way to avoid a default and any financial crisis Tuesday.
Democratic officials who participated in the session said Obama does not reject the Mcconnells idea, but said that it is not his best practices. A statement later as press officer Jay Carney said the President "continues to believe that our focus must remain on take this unique opportunity to agree on a substantial and balanced the deficit."
Mcconnell's plan was hatched from frustration that Congress and Obama is blocked as clock ticks towards an Aug. 2 deadline for market-rattling default on U.S. obligations. McConnell said he still hoped an agreement could be reached, but that a backup plan would see the markets and the public that the standard is not an option.
The Republicans are demanding $ 2 $ 1 trillion plus in budget cuts the price of a similar increase in the Government's ability to continue to borrow more than 40 cents of every dollar it spends. Both Republicans and Obama see politically toxic debt limit vote as a way to take advantage of an opportunity to reduce future deficits – a trait that seems to be to political advantage for both sides.
But GOP refusal to consider devoting any new revenue from closing tax loopholes – will that oil and gas company enjoying — cutting the deficit has led Democrats to withhold further expenditure cuts in addition to a handful of provisionally agreed to during several weeks of talks led by Vice President Joe Biden in May and June. For their part, say Republicans in the White House offers no expenditure cuts in the short term and retires from some tentative agreements on substances requiring federal workers to contribute more to their pensions.
Also meeting at the White House Wednesday morning to draw up agreements on specific cuts that are discussed in the previous Biden-led talks. Meeting with Obama, Biden and congressional leaders later Wednesday was expected to build on these discussions.
Obama himself folkomröstade efforts Tuesday, telling CBS News anchor Scott Pelley as more than 20 billion dollars in Social security checks may be held up.
"I cannot guarantee that the controls which will go out on 3 Aug. unless we have solved this," said Obama. "It is simply not the money in the Fund to do so."
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