GOP ratchets up debt ceiling demands

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : He was also a member of the House Budget Committee and was noted for seeking balanced budgets and a reduction of the national debt while safeguarding Social Security and Medicare." OUT AND ABOUT -- George W. Bush alumni held an event at Armstrong Fieldhouse at SMU in Dallas yesterday, where Bush was interviewed by Kevin Sullivan and gave shoutouts to Josh Deckard, Pete Seat and Blake Gottesman.
46% : No. 2, taxes right now would only be passed onto consumers in higher prices.
37% : Congressional Democrats worry about the effect of spending cuts on teachers, Meals on Wheels, law enforcement, cancer research and, especially, poorer Americans who depend on SNAP, Medicaid and TANF.
36% : His "reluctance" to dig into abortion underlines the needle he's trying to thread as he tries to win over conservatives without alienating moderates in the party.
25% : POLICY CORNER: "Will Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?" by AP's Chris Megerian: "Whether a deal on permitting can be reached in time is unclear, with Republicans looking for ways to boost oil drilling and Democrats focused on clean energy.

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