Ohio’s two Senators are blaming each other’s party for the possibility of a default.
COLUMBUS, Ohio —
It used to be routine: Congress passed legislation to allow the Treasury Department to borrow money to pay the nation’s bills. But now it’s mired in politics. Ohio’s two US Senators are blaming each other’s party for the possibility of a default., the Republican junior senator, toured Rickenbacker Air Base but spoke about the debt ceiling standoff. He said cuts being demanded by Republicans are necessary.
“What House Republicans have offered is pretty common sense stuff,” Vance said. “They've said, ‘Look, if you want us to raise the debt ceiling, then we should get some common sense concessions on long-term spending.’”“If they have their way we're going to see cuts in the Veterans Administration, we're going to see cuts in all kinds of programs that serve seniors, including Meals on Wheels, we're going to see Social Security checks go out late,” he said.
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