The U.S. Senate late Thursday night voted to pass the Joe Biden-Kevin McCarthy debt ceiling agreement by a vote of 63-36.
The bill now goes to Joe Biden’s desk.
BREAKING: U.S. Senate votes 63-36 to pass a bill that would extend the debt ceiling for two years, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. https://t.co/plF8lVwKoH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 2, 2023
63-36: The Senate passes the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling agreement, raising the debt limit until 2025 and instituting discretionary spending caps for two years.
The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature. pic.twitter.com/FatuVe0qeQ
— The Recount (@therecount) June 2, 2023
30 Senate Republicans reportedly voted against the bill.
https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1664468917635407875
NBC News reports:
The agreement was brokered by Biden, a Democrat, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, after a lengthy stalemate and a frenzied few weeks of negotiations as the U.S. neared the cliff.
ADVERTISEMENT“America can breathe a sigh of relief. Because in this process we are avoiding default,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “The consequences of default would be catastrophic.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., championed the bill as “an urgent and important step in the right direction — for the health of our economy and the future of our country.”
The final Senate vote came after 11 amendments were considered — a demand by various senators in exchange for agreeing to vote on the bill quickly; all of the amendments were shot down. That agreement allowed the Senate to skip a series of hurdles that could have, without unanimous consent, pushed the U.S. past the June 5 debt ceiling deadline. Senators also wanted to leave town for a long weekend, hastening the procedural talks.
As WLTReport noted, more Democrats voted FOR the debt ceiling deal than Republicans in the House.
Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy Reach ‘Agreement In Principle’ on Debt Ceiling
With many Republicans opposed to the deal, the question arises if any House GOP members will push for a motion to vacate the chair.
Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy Reach ‘Agreement In Principle’ on Debt Ceiling
The House Freedom Caucus didn’t seem opposed to filing a motion to vacate the chair if McCarthy pushed the deal through.
WATCH:
🚨BREAKING: House Freedom Caucus leaves open possibility of filing a motion to vacate the chair if Speaker McCarthy pushes through the debt deal
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 30, 2023
“This deal is a clear failure of Republican leadership, and if it goes through, we will have no choice but to introduce a motion to vacate,” the House Freedom Caucus wrote in a Monday memo.
House Freedom Caucus:
“This deal is a clear failure of Republican leadership, and if it goes through, we will have no choice but to introduce a motion to vacate.” pic.twitter.com/AX7HlMDXRv— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) May 30, 2023
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