McConnell on Debt Ceiling: Deal up to McCarthy and Biden
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26% (463) are left-leaning, 48% (854) are centrist, and 25% (448) are right-leaning.
On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told the press that he has no plans to lead negotiations with the White House for a debt ceiling increase. Left-leaning articles highlight that Senate Republicans have taken a backseat to House Republicans in the negotiations on the debt crisis, while right-leaning articles highlight that the slim Senate split means it is unlikely a resolution will pass that will be approved by the Republican-majority House.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that McConnell told the press that a bill that would increase the debt ceiling would have to originate in the Republican-majority House. It highlighted that McConnell has previously led similar efforts in the past, such as in fall 2021. McConnell endorsed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) proposal to tie deficit-reducing reforms to the debt ceiling increase and was in favor of President Joe Biden’s involvement in negotiations.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlighted that the Senate Republicans are taking a noticeable backseat to House Republicans in coming up with a solution to the pending debt crisis despite the fact that McConnell has “engineered ways out of a devastating debt default in the past.” The article highlighted that Senate Republicans are wary of undercutting the negotiating power of the House Republicans as they strike a deal with the White House.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that the slim split in the Senate will likely make it difficult to pass a resolution to solve the debt crisis. As such, McConnell said that the solution will be up to negotiations between House Republicans, represented by McCarthy, and the White House, represented by Biden. The article highlighted that the Senate split means that even if nine Republicans joined forces with Democrats to pass a bill, the Republican-majority House will likely strike it down.