Sen. Mike Lee says he and other Senate conservatives "plan to filibuster legislation to increase the nation's debt ceiling above $14.3 trillion, a move that will make it harder for President Obama to garner the votes he needs."
[Lee] has told supporters in Utah that he will filibuster the legislation to authorize Treasury Department officials to add to the nation’s multitrillion-dollar debt.
"That's my intention, to filibuster it," said Lee, a member of the Senate Tea Party Caucus.
Lee said he might be persuaded to back off if Obama and Democratic leaders agreed to a major concession, which GOP strategists consider highly unlikely.
"The concession would [have to] be something very significant, very permanent and very binding, like a balanced-budget amendment -- and passage of it, not just a vote," Lee said.
Lee added he would vote against an increase of the debt limit no matter what scenario unfolded.
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