Posted on 09/21/2013 7:21:40 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
President Obama said conservative Republicans are willing to send America into a recession to stop ObamaCare as Washington is locked in another budget crisis.
With federal funds set to run out on Oct. 1, House Republicans passed legislation Friday to keep the government up and running, but defunded the Affordable Care Act. They have also threatened to tie a repeal of the law to legislation lifting the debt ceiling, which will need to be raised by mid-October.
Any move to defund ObamaCare, however, is a non-starter with Democrats. In his weekly address, Obama said “far right” Republicans are behind the threats in an attempt to stop the healthcare reform law.
“A faction on the far right of the Republican party who’ve convinced their leadership to threaten a government shutdown if they can’t shut off the Affordable Care Act. Some are actually willing to plunge America into default if they can’t defund the Affordable Care Act,” Obama said.
“Think about that. They’d actually plunge this country back into recession — all to deny the basic security of health care to millions of Americans.”
Obama said he will not negotiate with Republican lawmakers over raising the debt ceiling.
“We are a compassionate nation. We are the world’s bedrock investment. And doing anything to threaten that is the height of irresponsibility. That’s why I will not negotiate over the full faith and credit of the United States,” Obama said.
On Friday, the president called Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to reiterate that claim.
Obama said Congress’s “most basic constitutional duty” is to pass a budget. But with the Senate expected to reject the House-passed spending bill, government funds could run out in little over a week and put key government services at risk.
“Military personnel, including those deployed overseas, won’t get their paychecks on time. Federal loans for rural communities, small business owners, and new homebuyers will be frozen. Critical research into life-saving discoveries and renewable energy will be immediately halted. All of this will be prevented if Congress just passes a budget,” Obama said. Obama also said lawmakers need to raise to the debt ceiling to pay America’s bills.
“If this Congress doesn’t do it within the next few weeks, the United States will default on its obligations and put our entire economy at risk,” he added.
The president said time is running short for congressional action.
“We are running out of time to fix this. But we could fix it tomorrow. Both houses of Congress can take a simple vote to pay our bills on time, then work together to pass a budget on time,” Obama said.
Just turned on Whore-aldo (Lord knows why). Anyone else seeing this weird display from Frank Polone or whatever his name is. I think he’s drunk. He keeps closing his eyes for long periods and swinging his head around wildly.
Another clueless urinalist that needs to try to get out of his office more often. We’re in a recession right now. Washington D.C. has stolen all of our money for their big PAH-tay back there. The Distict of Corruption has done well during this neverending recession.
It will!
We'll export more jobs.
We have been in the Ubama depression for 4.5 years.
May increase exports in sick people trying to get care...
“Think about that. They’d actually plunge this country back into recession — all to deny the basic security of health care to millions of Americans.”
Obama said he will not negotiate with Republican lawmakers over raising the debt ceiling.
Well Damn!
If you think that you can tell a bigger tale... I swear to god you'd have to tell a lie!
I Don't know who said that but it is true every time Zero opens his mouth.
You got that right!....But just like a junky he needs more money to try to “fix” his problem.....Honest..just give him the money and a chance to fix things one more time...
just doing this for talking points when the recession they caused can’t be covered up anymore by the press. Copy and paste this everywhere. the liberals are lying sacks of solid nitrogenous waste.
Obama will cause America economic ruin either by Obamacare or by shutting down the government because he only thinks about himself and hates the American people except when they serve his interests.
obama your idiot policies are what sent the US into recession
We’re in a recession now, Bozo. And Dear Leader (that’s you, Bozo) is committed to causing a depression to rive the 1930s to protect his socialist programs, especially Obamacare.
Obama also warned that the sky would fall if Congress allowed his sequester to kick in.
Talk about the kettle calling the pot black.
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Does he even know that he is a lying liar.
Maybe it is just part of his illness...................
Isn’t that the truth. Zero needs to start pushing for the 15.00 minimum wage, that should be fun.
What a fool he is. Economics is his worst subject.
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Big talk - bit it is just that, talk, talk, talk, words, words, words....
He took a struggling economy and turned it into a big, F-ing nightmare. He has done nothing to put America back on course - everything he touches, he ruins.
And he touches way too much...
Wouldn’t a recession be an upgrade from the depression that we’ve been in for the past 4 years?
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