Senator Chris Van Hollen @ChrisVanHollen
McConnell admitted that failure to raise the debt ceiling will cause economic devastation. So what did he do? He & the Senate GOP just filibustered a vote on the debt ceiling. They also voted to shut down the govt & block disaster relief. This is what the GOP now stands for. — PolitiTweet.org
NPR Politics @nprpolitics
JUST IN: Senate Republicans have blocked a bill that would fund the government past Thursday and suspend the U.S. debt ceiling.