Senate fiscal hawks are making a steep set of demands in negotiations over the debt ceiling, driving an even harder bargain than the House rabble-rousers who won $2 trillion in cuts.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) criticized the House framework, endorsed by the conservative Freedom Caucus, as “anemic,” while his Senate allies have named everything from a spending commission to a balanced budget as concessions needed to win their votes.
“If we were confronted with the House proposal, I don’t know how I can vote for that,” Lee told the Washington Examiner.
The Senate is expected to vote next month on a budget resolution that unlocks President Donald Trump’s agenda. The House approved its own resolution last month, linking the White House’s tax and border priorities to
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