{"id":1925931,"date":"2023-05-06T23:26:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T03:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-oppose-vote-just-to-raise-us-debt-ceiling-push-for-other-priorities\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T23:29:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T03:29:17","slug":"senate-republicans-oppose-vote-just-to-raise-us-debt-ceiling-push-for-other-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-oppose-vote-just-to-raise-us-debt-ceiling-push-for-other-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators reject vote to increase US debt limit, prioritize other issues."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-republicans-oppose-vote-just-to-raise-us-debt-ceiling-push-for-other-priorities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1925931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republicans Oppose Voting on Debt Ceiling Bill Without Tackling Other Priorities<\/h2>\n<p>A group of 43 Republicans in the U.S. Senate have voiced their opposition to voting on a bill that only raises the U.S. debt ceiling without addressing other priorities. Led by Senator Mike Lee and including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Republicans have called for &#8220;substantive spending and budget reforms&#8221; to be &#8220;a starting point&#8221; for negotiations. The move shows that they could block such a plan by Democrats. <\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over the Economy<\/h3>\n<p>The Republicans have cited an economy &#8220;in free fall&#8221; as the reason for their opposition. However, several moderates, including Senators Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski, did not sign the letter. Senator Susan Collins, another moderate Republican and the vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, also did not sign. <\/p>\n<h3>Political Standoff<\/h3>\n<p>The political standoff has raised concerns over a default that could reverberate across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-worth-the-paper-it-is-written-on-here-are-the-problems-with-bidens-global-minimum-tax\/\" title=\"\u2018Not Worth The Paper It Is Written On\u2019: Here Are The Problems With Biden\u2019s \u2018Global Minimum Tax\u2019\">global financial markets<\/a>. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the agency may be unable to meet all of its debt obligations as soon as June 1 if the debt ceiling is not raised. <\/p>\n<h3>Democrats and Republicans to Meet<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has criticized Republicans for threatening not to raise the debt limit unless Democrats agree to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/customs-and-border-protection-may-lose-thousands-of-agents-due-to-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Customs and Border Protection May Lose Thousands of Agents Due To Vaccine Mandate\">steep budget cuts<\/a>. Biden will meet with four top congressional leaders on Tuesday to discuss spending priorities, according to the White House. <\/p>\n<h3>Senate Republicans Could Block &#8220;Clean&#8221; Debt Ceiling Bill<\/h3>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that the Senate might consider a bill that only raises the debt ceiling without addressing other Republican priorities. However, with only a 51-49 majority in the Senate, Schumer would need the support of at least nine Republicans to clear a 60-vote threshold to advance such legislation. The latest Senate Republican letter shows the party could block a so-called &#8220;clean&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-unveil-government-funding-debt-ceiling-bill-that-gop-has-vowed-to-oppose\/\" title=\"Democrats Unveil Government Funding, Debt Ceiling Bill That GOP Has Vowed To Oppose\">debt ceiling bill<\/a>. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The House passed a bill to raise the government&#8217;s $31.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-reject-matched-spending-cuts-setting-up-debt-ceiling-showdown-with-gop\/\" title=\"Dems Reject Matched Spending Cuts, Setting Up Debt Ceiling Showdown With GOP\">4 trillion debt ceiling<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-oppose-vote-just-to-raise-us-debt-ceiling-push-for-other-priorities\/\" title=\"GOP senators reject vote to increase US debt limit, prioritize other issues.\">includes sweeping spending cuts<\/a> over the next decade.<\/li>\n<li>However, that measure is not expected to pass in the Senate and would be vetoed by Biden if it did.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 A group of 43 Republicans in the U.S. Senate said they oppose voting on a bill that only raises the U.S. debt ceiling without tackling other priorities, in a letter to Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, showing they could block such a plan by Democrats. 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