Reuters: Politics: Senate's Reid reassured by Republicans' debt ceiling move

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Senate's Reid reassured by Republicans' debt ceiling move Jan 18th 2013, 18:41 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News REFILE-UPDATE 3-U.S. Republicans weigh short-term debt limit increase Thu, Jan 17 2013 Obama digs in heels, refuses to negotiate debt ceiling Tue, Jan 15 2013 Democrats urge Obama to be ready to bypass Congress on debt cap Fri, Jan 11 2013 Insight: "Fiscal cliff" fracas: From smiles to distrust to rancor Fri, Jan 4 2013 House chooses Boehner as speaker again despite dissent Thu, Jan 3 2013 Analysis & Opinion Counterparties: Prioritization nation Somebody find the GOP a carrot U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to reporters in the Capitol in Washington December 13, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON | Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:41pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office said on Friday that if the Republican-led House of Representatives can pass a "clean" debt ceiling increase, the Democrat-majority Senate "will be happy to consider it." "It is reassuring to see Republicans beginning to back off their threat to hold our economy hostage," Reid's spokesman Adam Jentleson said in a statement. The statement was issued after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a Republican, said the House would consider a bill next week to extend the U.S. debt limit by three months. (Reporting by Alistair Bell; Editing by Vicki Allen) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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