The Senate is struggling to reach an arrangement to allow for swift passage of the Biden-McCarthy debt limit deal before next week’s default deadline.
is struggling to reach an arrangement to allow for swift passage of the Biden-McCarthy debt limit deal before next week’s default deadline.
Any changes to the legislation would send it back to the House for another vote, all but ensuring the U.S. would fail to lift the debt limit before Monday.Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, wants Democrats to allow at least some amendment votes for conservatives in his conference who say that is the only way they will greenlight speedy passage, though any amendment would likely fail.
GOP senators seeking amendments say the ball is in Mr. Schumer’s court, arguing that all they want are roll call votes — that are almost certain to fail — to offer constituents a voice in a federal process that’s been largely controlled by a handful of individuals in Washington. A provision for 1% across-the-board budget cuts, if Congress fails to meet its annual fiscal year deadline to pass a federal budget, is a common denominator causing heartburn among senators from both parties. The last time Congress completed all their appropriations bills on time was 1996, according toSen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, blasted the White House for what he characterized as getting blindsided on the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the debt limit bill.
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