Max Baucus: “I want to make clear that I have not heard one substantive reason against this, not one. Rather, the argument against…”

“I want to make clear that I have not heard one substantive reason against this, not one. Rather, the argument against this is the House is gone. We all know the House has gone because they do not want to vote on this issue. They planned to have the Senate bring the debt limit up at this time. The House planned to leave before the debt limit came up. They planned that so they do not have to vote on the issue. The other side plans to vote down all amendments so they do not have to go back to the House. It is a gimmick. It is a game. There is not one word of substance as to why we should not have a smaller debt ceiling rather than a full year. I think it is time to call it as it is and explain what has happened here. What I explained is what is happening.”