Schumer: GOP Will Drag Out And Delay Debt Vote

The Hill reports:

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is warning Senate Democratic colleagues to prepare to stay in session right up until the June 5 deadline to pass a debt-limit deal because conservatives are threatening to drag out the debate and votes for as long as possible.

Schumer also announced that President Biden’s negotiating team will brief Senate Democrats on the details of the debt-limit package in a call scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

“When the bill passes the House, I will move to immediately begin consideration of the agreement in the Senate. Due to the time it may take to process the legislation in the Senate without cooperation, Senators should prepare for potential Friday and weekend votes,” he wrote in a letter to colleagues.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is warning Senate Democratic colleagues to prepare to stay in session right up until the June 5 deadline.https://t.co/fp7Bixhe1R

— The Hill (@thehill) May 28, 2023