WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- House Republican leaders have decided to seek Democratic help in passing a bill increasing the debt ceiling after negotiations over the bill failed.
The House GOP has realized that the only way they will be able to pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling is if they rally Democratic support. As the Democrats have firmly stated they will only accept a clean bill, Republicans have given up most of their demands.
After negotiations on Wednesday failed, it became clear that no progress would be made with just GOP support of the bill. The Republicans are abandoning plans to tie demands over the Affordable Health Care act and authorization of the Keystone XL pipeline in favor of passing a bipartisan bill.
House conservatives are resisting the decision but with the Treasury reaching the debt ceiling on Monday and only three weeks of reserve funds, it is predicted that they will have no choice.
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