Senate leaders are working to iron out any last-minute issues in their ranks as Congress races to pass a debt ceiling suspension bill. Neither Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) nor Minority Leader McConnell (R-Ky.) indicated that passage was in jeopardy.
“Either we proceed quickly and send this bipartisan agreement to the president’s desk or the federal government will default for the first time ever,” Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor. “We’re getting close to finally putting the threat of default behind us, but there’s more work to do.”But even before the House’s expected approval, liberal and conservative senators both had started raising concerns over aspects of the legislation. Sen.
In a positive sign for the deal’s prospects in the Senate, however, McConnell’s leadership team was unified in their support of the compromise legislation. After the weekly Republican caucus lunch, some senators expressed hesitation about the bill“This is a first step,” said Sen. John Barrasso , the Senate Republican Conference chairman and one of McConnell’s most conservative deputies.
Sen. John Thune , the No. 2 Republican leader, said the deal could move “fairly quickly” if a time agreement is reached. Sen. Susan Collins , the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Wednesday that she remains “very concerned” about the short-term funding provision and wants a “commitment from Senator Schumer that he’s going to bring each of those appropriations bills to the Senate floor.”
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