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Liberal Democratic leader says won't back US debt deal

WASHINGTON, July 31 | Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:39pm EDT

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - Representative Raul Grijalva, who heads a group of liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives, said on Sunday that he would not back an emerging debt-ceiling deal crafted by Republican and Democratic leaders.

"This deal trades peoples' livelihoods for the votes of a few unappeasable right-wing radicals, and I will not support it," Grijalva said in a statement. Grijalva heads the 74-member Congressional Progressive Caucus.

(Reporting by Andy Sullivan; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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MWalter wrote:
Funny how Grijalva says those he calls “right-wing radicals” are unappeasable when it’s his party that won’t vote for the bill. Ironically the “right-wing radicals” may indeed be appeased and vote for it.

Jul 31, 2011 6:46pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
MWalter wrote:
Funny how Grijalva says those he calls “right-wing radicals” are unappeasable when it’s his party that won’t vote for the bill. Ironically the “right-wing radicals” may indeed be appeased and vote for it.

Jul 31, 2011 6:46pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
notquiteover wrote:
good. let it go down. the tea partiers don’t seem to realize they’re standing in the same water they’re dropping the live wire into. i’m getting to the point now where i might willingly take a fall just to see these ignorant koch-patsies take an bigger one.

Aug 01, 2011 11:52am EDT  --  Report as abuse
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