Sen. LindseyGrahamSC is threatening to hold up Senate passage of legislation to raise the debt ceiling unless SenSchumer agrees to a supplemental defense bill later this year. Any single senator can hold up the bill, which passed the House on Wednesday.
Senate leaders have until Monday to avoid a possible default, a time crunch complicated by the chamber operating by unanimous consent. Any single senator can hold up the bill, which passed the House in a blowout vote on Wednesday. That means Schumer must negotiate a time agreement to move the legislation quickly.A number of senators are demanding amendment votes in exchange for their cooperation, including Graham, who is livid over the below-inflation 3% increase for defense in the bill.
The supplemental is viewed as a way around the $886 billion top-line number in President Joe Biden's 2024 defense budget, which Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to as part of an agreement to raise the debt limit. "Listen, I think the deal is what it is, and I'm disappointed in it, but I don't see any reason to drag this out at this point," Hawley told reporters on Thursday.
Senate leaders are working to get the bill passed as soon as Thursday night, though a delay on amendments could drag things into the weekend. Majority Whip Dick Durbin told reporters they are still working to nail down those votes. But Graham wants an actual commitment that goes beyond the debt limit fight, saying the compromise legislation is not serious about containing China and amounts to throwing a"lifeline" to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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