All eyes are on the Senate now that the House has advanced the debt ceiling bill. Here are the senators who have come out in opposition to the deal.
Although many members of the upper chamber have soured on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, so far, the Senate appears to have sufficient votes to send the bill to President Joe Biden's desk. It cleared the House in a 314-117 vote Wednesday, with 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats on board.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have backed the legislation despite their left and right flanks respectively voicing misgivings about the deal.
Perhaps more pressing than those opposed is whether senators will deploy procedural tools to delay passage of the bill as the nation barrels toward the so-called June 5"X-date" at which the United States is set to default on its loans. Lee and Sen. Tim Kaine have stoked concerns they might try to delay the measure by adding amendments.
Kaine has been particularly outspoken about the inclusion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the bill — a win for Sen. Joe Manchin that many environmentalists have railed against.Under the bill, nondefense and nonveteran discretionary spending growth will be effectively kept down until 2024 before increasing by roughly 1% in 2025. In its present form, the bill could reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office.
Other provisions include rescinding unspent COVID-19 funds, tightening work requirements, permitting reform, and more.
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