ScreamingEagle
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This is why it is all smoke and mirrors...
If a deal emerges from the Senate, GOP and Democratic leaders in the House will face another tough round of arm-twisting to secure enough votes from both parties to achieve passage.
"From the Republican Party's point of view, I think we can declare victory in a limited fashion," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on ABC's This Week. "This is the first time in my lifetime that I know of that we're paying for future debt increases dollar for dollar, and that would not have happened without the 2010 election."
Still, Graham said the proposed deal does not go far enough for many conservatives because the debt is still on track to grow by about $7 trillion over the next 10 years
Read more: The Hill Mobile - GOP ready to declare victory in debt fight
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