Senate Republicans stood firmly behind the efforts of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to tie a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts on May 10, despite criticism from Democrats and President Joe Biden.
“The adult in the room has been Speaker McCarthy and the House Republicans,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters at the Capitol following the Republican caucus’ weekly luncheon, noting that he was “proud” of the way McCarthy had addressed the looming crisis of default.
Debt limit discussions between the House Speaker and the president resumed on May 9 at the White House after a three-month hiatus, during which Biden repeatedly refused to meet with McCarthy to negotiate….