Jeff Duncan Issues Statement On Barack Obama’s Debt Ceiling Remarks

Washington, DC—South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s remarks on the debt ceiling:
“President Obama’s remarks on the debt ceiling show how out of touch he is in regards to America’s spending problem. The President may be the only person in Washington who believes that failing to increase [...]

Federal Government Approaching Debt Limit

DROWNING IN RED INK … DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS LOOK FOR ANOTHER DEBT CEILING INCREASE
The federal government will hit its $16.4 trillion debt limit on New Year’s Eve – a watershed event which has been almost completely overshadowed by the debate over the “fiscal cliff,” a series of tax hikes set to take effect on January [...]

Lindsey Graham’s Debt Ceiling Position Praised

CONGRESS SHOULD FOLLOW GRAHAM’S LEAD, NEVER RAISE DEBT CEILING WITHOUT REAL REFORM
Dec. 5, 2012, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today praised Sen. Lindsey Graham’s warning to the Obama Administration that congressional Republicans are ”not going to raise the debt ceiling ever again until we address what got us in debt, and that’s government spending and entitlement growth.”
“All [...]

Barack Obama’s “Deficit Math” Is Off

In negotiating last year’s “debt dereliction deal,” U.S. President Barack Obama figured that $2.4 trillion in new deficit spending would be enough to last the federal government through the spring of 2013 (i.e. through the November elections).
According to new projections from the Bipartisan Policy Center (ya down with BPC?), though, the federal government is now [...]

Ludicrous Speed, Go!

U.S. President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion – the third installment of the “debt dereliction deal” that was reached five months ago.
That agreement called for $2.4 trillion in new deficit spending over a seventeen-month period – which would be offset by roughly the same [...]

Lindsey Graham Rejects Debt Deal

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sustained shift to the right continued on Monday when he became the first member of the South Carolina congressional delegation to announce his opposition to the debt deal reached by Barack Obama and congressional leaders.
“I cannot in good conscience support this deal,” Graham said in a statement. “It locks us [...]

SC Delegation Holds Firm Against DC Debt Deal

Despite intense pressure from U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican leaders, the entire South Carolina congressional delegation remains opposed to a GOP “compromise” plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.
U.S. Reps. Jim Clyburn (D), Jeff Duncan (R) and Mick Mulvaney (R) were always solid “no” votes, while Reps. Trey Gowdy, Tim Scott and [...]

House Passes Cut, Cap, Balance

By a 234-190 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a debt ceiling increase tied to spending cuts, a cap in government growth and a balanced budget amendment.
The House plan – advanced by U.S. Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) and Reid Ribble (R-Wisconsin) – would raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion [...]

Scott: Impeach Obama If He Unilaterally Raises Debt Ceiling

U.S. Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) says that Barack Obama should be impeached if he oversteps his authority and unilaterally raises the nation’s debt limit.
At a meeting of Tea Party members at the Knightsville United Methodist Church in Dorchester County earlier this week, Scott said that any attempt by Obama to raise the debt limit without [...]

The Debt Limit Debate

The debate over the federal debt limit – which has U.S. President Barack Obama acting “like a dick,” according to one pundit – continues to rage in Washington, D.C.
A month ago, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly against raising the limit from $14.2 trillion to $16.7 trillion. Eighty-two Democrats joined 236 Republicans in rejecting the measure [...]

Wilson: Dark Skies Ahead

By Bill Wilson || As Congress stands at an impasse over increasing the $14.294 trillion national debt ceiling, where Republicans are demanding trillions of dollars of spending cuts and Democrats trillions in tax increases, it is worth contemplating just how the nation’s finances have gotten so rapidly out of control.
After all, in just 2007, the [...]

Tim Scott To Vote Against Debt Ceiling Increase

Date: May 30 2011
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Scott to Vote Against Increase in Debt Ceiling
CHARLESTON, SC – Representative Tim Scott (SC-01) plans to vote ‘No’ in Tuesday’s showdown vote in Congress on increasing the nation’s borrowing capacity.
President Obama and Congressional Democrats have called for increasing the amount that the nation can borrow – [...]