GOP Rep Looks To Next Showdown: ‘We’re Going To Start This All Over Again’

Congressman Dr. John Fleming talks with supporters during a victory celebration, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in downtown Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/The Shreveport Times, Greg Pearson)
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As Congress looked to end the budget and debt crises – at least for now — a Republican congressman offered an ominous outlook on Wednesday.

Pledging to vote against the plan to re-open the government until Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling until at least Feb. 7, Rep. John C. Fleming (R-LA) indicated that he’s already looking toward the next showdown.

“I’ll vote against it,” Fleming said, as quoted by the New York Times. “But that will get us into Round 2. See, we’re going to start this all over again.”

Fleming was one of 144 House members — all Republicans — who voted against the deal that passed both houses of Congress on Wednesday. On Tuesday, he told reporters that Republicans wanted to use the looming debt limit deadline as leverage.

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