Toomey Says Politics Blocking Debt Deal: MyFoxPHILLY.com
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey is a big player in the debt-ceiling negotiations in Washington, and on Monday he gave Fox 29 viewers a frank answer about politics delaying key talks in Congress.
Toomey is among a group on GOP congress members talking with President Barack Obama and the Democrats about a deal to avoid an August 2nd default on the nation’s debt payments.
Toomey says the current administration has “moved the goal posts” in the debt-ceiling talks.
“What they have done is massively expanded the size of government by about 25 percent, relative to GDP, and now they come along and say, ‘you guys need to raise taxes to pay for this,’” Toomey said.