“Republican leaders have yet to figure out what they want to get out of the debt limit fight, just weeks before risking a default.

GOP lawmakers of all stripes have been adamant that Democrats will have to give something in exchange for a boost to the $16.7 trillion borrowing cap. But exactly what is still a big question.

“The leadership has been deliberately quiet on this particular issue,” said Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.).
An exact plan is at least a week away and is likely to be debated at the GOP retreat starting Jan. 29. That will leave members with just a few weeks to get past well-dug battle lines.”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Peter Schroeder, Russell Berman and Erik Wasson / The Hill:
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/196389-gop-leaders-have-little-time-to-form-debt-ceiling-strategy

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