Republicans stage new showdown on debt ceiling
monster beatsThe House on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure to increase the government's debt limit, acting on a vote staged by Republican leaders to pressure President Barack Obama to agree to deep spending cuts. dr dre beats
beats headphones,The measure, defeated 318-97, was brought up by Republicans to show that there was little House support for raising the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling without concrete steps to rein in chronic budget deficits.
monster headphones,It followed several acts of odd political theater on the House floor: Republicans brought up the measure and then urged its defeat, while Democrats -- who not long ago were seeking just such a vote to raise the debt ceiling without attaching spending cuts -- assailed Republicans for bringing it up, saying its certain defeat might unnerve the financial markets. cheap beats by dre
