A Republican senator says she understands Senate leaders have reached an agreement to avoid a Treasury default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown.
With the US Senate on their summer break, John Barrasso is spending alot of time in Wyoming attending events and hearing what his constituents have to say about his performance and the machinations of Washington D.C.
President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he and Congressional leaders had reached a debt deal that cuts trillions in federal spending. The debt ceiling plan was set to face a vote on Monday in hopes of enacting it before a Tuesday deadline, thus averting default, The New York Times reported.
Wyoming's ranking senator admonished the Obama administration and Senate Democrats for wasting time on political points in a speech on the Senate floor Monday.
When asked if recent developments such as the release of his long-form birth certificate and the death of bin Laden might strengthen President Obama's political position, U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis responded that the American people don't want the debt ceiling raised without assurances that the federal government will first cut up its credit card...