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Freshman GOP senator pledges to filibuster debt-ceiling increase

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), a founding member of the Senate’s Tea Party Caucus, has pledged to filibuster legislation to increase the debt ceiling.

Lee said a filibuster could be averted only if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and GOP leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) reach an agreement to pass a balanced-budget amendment through the Senate.

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