House and Senate conservatives has signed onto a new hard-line pledge vowing to oppose any debt ceiling increase without congressional passage of a balanced budget amendment.
Seven senators and four House members have signed the pledge which is being pushed by a coalition of conservative groups, some Tea Party-oriented.
Reps Joe Walsh (Ill.), Ron Paul (Texas), Jim Jordan (Ohio), Tim Huelskamp (Kan.) and Jason Chaffetz (Utah) have also signed the pledge.
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