McConnell’s Option Offers Lawmakers A Punt Position

A procedural move could give lawmakers and the president a way to get the nation’s debt ceiling increased without having to agree to much.
McConnell’s Option Offers Lawmakers A Punt Position
Andrea Hayley
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/119051125_Mitch_McConnel.jpg" alt="DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATING: Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) (C) walks with Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) (R) as he leaves the Capitol for a meeting at the White House July 14. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)" title="DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATING: Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) (C) walks with Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) (R) as he leaves the Capitol for a meeting at the White House July 14. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1800725"/></a>
DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATING: Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) (C) walks with Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) (R) as he leaves the Capitol for a meeting at the White House July 14. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Andrea Hayley
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Reporting on the business of food, food tech, and Silicon Alley, I studied the Humanities as an undergraduate, and obtained a Master of Arts in business journalism from Columbia University. I love covering the people, and the passion, that animates innovation in America. Email me at andrea dot hayley at epochtimes.com
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