House debt limit, funding plan would not pass Senate: Reid

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House debt limit, funding plan would not pass Senate: Reid

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/house-debt-limit-funding-plan-not-pass-senate-155600643--business.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1h8S8gYnS07b7a_1XpzA2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-10-15T155600Z_1_CBRE99E189H00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FISCAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate Majority Leader Reid speaks to reporters during the partial government shutdown in Washington" align="left" title="Senate Majority Leader Reid speaks to reporters during the partial government shutdown in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday that an alternative debt limit and government funding plan promoted by conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives could not win approval in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Reid said the plan, which was discussed at a House Republican meeting on Tuesdays morning, was &quot;an extreme piece of legislation and it's nothing more than a blatant attack on bipartisanship.&quot; Earlier, House Speaker John Boehner said no decisions had been made to bring the House plan up for a vote. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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