'Senate 101': Durbin Explains Why Dems Can't Lift Debt Limit Due To GOP Filibuster

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks on the Senate floor about the debt limit.

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[allanjones]

This guy is so full of it...The democrats can raise the Debt limit themselves thru the Reconciliation bill...problem is they can only use it one more time this year and they dont want to waste it...also they want republican support so they dont take all the blame for raising peoples taxes by claiming it was passed in a Bipartisan want to raise the debt limit then do it

[donniea]

Why close down a pipeline and cost all kinds of jobs in the middle of a crisis !!

[richardanderson]

Communications needs to seriously take place for things to get DONE.

[isaiahsreviews]

Let's go Republicans 👍 Time to grow a pair

[ovienetz]

We have taken out enough credit!
Pretty sure the US takes in far more in tax revenue than the acceptable debt payment.
Can you imagine that those of us with grown children did not expect everyone else to support them!

[paulofreire]

These programs are popular! So break up this omnibus monstrosity and vote on each issue! Ffs these people are the definition of incompetence.

[maddog]

Here in Illinois the average Chicago child's education in public, costs the tax payer about $30k per student. The average grade is about 65%, in Chicago its a B+. Everywhere else its a D.

[genewooster]

Durbin is just like his no nake Ed governor in Illinois

[carliemccoy]

The schools aren't even teaching our kids properly anyways and the teachers unions are a joke

[judaspriest]

Nice try Durbin, but save it for fools that Will listen to your dribble.

[vickywalker]

How about start staying within a budget and take off all the hidden things you put in

[bonnessacoy]

Pelosi tied the debt ceiling to the infrastructure/reconciliation bills. She needs to retire as most career politicians need to be. We need to end career politics.

[anitajenkins]

Hope republican stick together this time.

[ettakelley]

The real reason we are at this place is because you want to change our country into something we don't want.

[richardlord]

It is not up to All of Americans to pay for others Children.

[hedysmith]

All the rich millionaires are putting there money into foreign bank accounts to avoid taxes that they are supposed to pay this bill with. Go

[christophergreen]

I love how he states 1 thing the reconciliation bill does is help child care but ignores all the crap that would kill our country. Thats why you cant trust politicians.

[josephpetrizio]

Stick together Republicans !!! We know the true meaning of these actions. Enough is enough. Love how these politicians try to shift the blame!!!!SMH😡😡😡

[grizzlybear]

How about we let the debt ceiling do exactly what it was meant to do?

[MrDaveadams]

Aw they can't pay there dirty lobbyists lol 😂😂