Marathon Pundit: McConnell to Dems: Support Cut, Cap, and Balance

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

McConnell to Dems: Support Cut, Cap, and Balance

Hop on the train!

It's time for the Democrats to hop on the Cut, Cap, and Balance train.

From the Hill:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday urged Democrats to get on board with the GOP's "Cut, Cap and Balance" Act.

"'Cut, cap, and balance' is the kind of tough legislation Washington needs and that Americans want, and Republicans will spend the week trying to convince Democrats to join us in supporting it," said McConnell.

The GOP plan, which will come up for a vote in the House on Tuesday, would only accept an increase in the federal debt ceiling if immediate cuts are made, federal spending is brought back into balance over the next several years, and a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution is approved by Congress.

McConnell said many Senate Democrats ought to be able to support the part of the bill that would require the federal government to balance its budget through a constitutional amendment.