a Tea Party freshman who's started to speak out on a number of constitutional issues. On Wednesday afternoon, after a meeting with fellow Republican senators, Lee told reporters that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan to shift responsibility for the debt limit from Congress to the president was unacceptable. It gave up the GOP's leverage to push through reforms.

"Why is the president willing to push us into a debt-ceiling-induced financial shortfall by virtue of the fact that he's not willing to convince his party to support a balanced-budget amendment?" asked Lee. "What is so wrong with that request that the president is willing to withhold Social Security payments to current retirees?"

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Reporters blanched. One asked whether he was accusing the president of holding the country hostage.

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