{"id":854339,"date":"2021-10-06T21:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T01:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=854339"},"modified":"2021-10-06T21:14:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T01:14:30","slug":"sen-mcconnell-offers-short-term-debt-ceiling-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-offers-short-term-debt-ceiling-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. McConnell offers short-term debt ceiling solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-mcconnell-offers-short-term-debt-ceiling-solution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=854339&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2542223\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2542223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 OCTOBER 05: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) addresses reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon as (L-R) Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) look on in the U.S. Capitol on October 05, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:22 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, October 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) offered up a short-term solution to avoid a catastrophic government default. In a statement posted on Twitter on Wednesday, McConnell said his party would support a deal to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling at a fixed dollar amount.<\/p>\n<p>He said the agreement would cover current spending levels into December. The deal would also buy Democrats more time for a permanent solution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My new statement on the Democrats\u2019 self-created debt limit crisis: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XwuqyS9oZ0\">pic.twitter.com\/XwuqyS9oZ0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1445814140979740679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell reiterated Democrats would have to pass a long-term hike on their own if they insisted on adding trillions in new government spending. However, he said a more bipartisan solution may be discussed if Democrats abandon their reckless spending plans.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats have responded to the possible solution, stating they\u2019re open to it. Although, ahead of a cloture vote on the issue, Democrats said they\u2019re still unwilling to accept a longer suspension of the borrowing cap.<\/p>\n<p>The upper chamber\u2019s vote on the House-passed legislation to raise the debt ceiling has been delayed until later Wednesday evening as both parties continue to work to come to an agreement. If enough Republicans support McConnell\u2019s offer, Democrats could avoid a filibuster on that particular vote.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, it\u2019s unclear if Democrats will agree to a fixed dollar increase of the debt ceiling.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/white-house-investment-in-rapid-covid-testing-expected-to-quadruple-testing-supply\/\">White House Investment In Rapid COVID Testing Expected To Quadruple Testing Supply<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 OCTOBER 05: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) addresses reporters following a weekly Republican policy luncheon as (L-R) Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Sen. 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