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We’ve never been in this spot before,” said Cornyn, who also leads his party’s effort to elect more Republicans to the Senate. “We’re looking over at Europe and what’s happening in Greece and Italy -- we risk having another huge financial crisis in this country, and we’ve got to try to solve the problem.”
He is one of a growing number of Republicans, many with otherwise impeccable anti-tax credentials, who say they are willing to raise taxes to reach a big deficit-reduction deal with Democrats.
Watch for flying pigs. Businessweek article suggests that GOP Senators are considering raising taxes as part of the solution to the deficit.