- The debt bill is expected to get more than 40 Senate Democratic votes, which means it would likely need at least 10 to 20 “yes” votes from Senate Republicans to get to President Biden’s desk before the June 5 deadline set by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday came out strongly in favor of the deal negotiated between Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) but he faces a brewing rebellion on his right flank.
- Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has threatened to use “every procedural tool at my disposal” to slow down the bill while Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is demanding a vote on his “conservative alternative,” which would cut total federal spending by $545 billion over two years.
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Sens. Rand Paul, Mike Lee Threaten To Derail Debt Deal
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference on the budget bill, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, right, looks on. Congressional leaders unveiled a government-wide $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billion in emergency spending, mostly to assist communities across the country recovering from drought, hurricanes and other natural disasters. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
