@PunchbowlNews@LeaderMcConnell@bresreports “I can’t imagine a single Republican in this environment that we’re in now -- this free-for-all for taxes and spending -- to vote to raise the debt limit,” McConnell said. “I think the answer is they need to put it in the reconciliation bill.”
Schumer wont get 60 unless a deal is done or damn close Wed. But alas — some more details on where we are and where were going
@JeffBezos@bresreports@PunchbowlNews@SenSchumer 1) Schumer can’t get 60 votes for cloture, and a bipartisan deal is nowhere close. This seems by far the most likely scenario. Both sides have turned more bearish in recent days about the prospect for an agreement.
What Biden will tell Democrats today: The president -- who has as much at stake here politically as anyone -- will tell Senate Democrats behind closed doors that they did a great job in crafting this budget framework, but now they have to pass it.
@PunchbowlNews Biden will urge progressives inside the caucus to support the emerging “hard” infrastructure framework, and moderates to support reconciliation.
@PunchbowlNews → What this means: This internal agreement among Senate Ds is a critical first step. But it is only that -- a first step. Manchin and Sinema have privately signaled they may only support a much smaller reconciliation package, somewhere in the $1 trillion to $2 trillion range.
Impt: Budget=blueprint. It’s a framework. Polices fit inside
@JoeBiden@PunchbowlNews@Sen_JoeManchin@SenatorSinema@SenatorTester@SenatorHassan@SenMarkKelly We still have to see what order Schumer will bring legislation to the floor. Do Democrats bring up the bipartisan infrastructure deal for a vote first, if and when it’s ready, and then the budget resolution? We believe that’s the likely scenario, but Schumer will have to decide.
The Senate is back — yay! — and our headline of @PunchbowlNews AM is: "☀️How will this all end?”
This, meaning @JoeBiden’s agenda. We detailed a few likely scenarios.
So, here we go:
@PunchbowlNews@JoeBiden → The straightforward: @SenSchumer says he wants to set up floor votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget resolution w reconciliation instructions before Sen recesses. Schumer has already warned that he’ll keep them in session past scheduled Aug. 6 recess date
@PunchbowlNews@JoeBiden@SenSchumer A lot would need to happen to make Schumer’s timeline reality. bipartisan bill needs to be put into leg text quickly & it needs to be scored by CBO. The bipartisan group of senators needs to find 10 Rs while holding all 50 Senate Democrats.
The United States Capitol Police department is running out of money.
5 sources told us, in the worst case scenario, the department could end up furloughing dozens -- if not 100s -- of employees
@PunchbowlNews Mid-August is “crunch time” for USCP. funding issue critical then.
The account used to pay USCP officers' salaries is running dangerously low and is in dire need of replenishment by Congress.
@PunchbowlNews Officers have racked up a massive amount of overtime since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
House passed a $1.9b security funding bill in May that included more $ for Cap Police. That legislation has been stalled in the Senate. incl more than 31m for overtime costs
In @PunchbowlNews AM this morning, we took a deeply reported look at who @GOPLeader may appoint to the Jan. 6 committee. He is going to make appointments — unless something unexpected happens.
@PunchbowlNews@GOPLeader >@Jim_Jordan: he and KM once loathed each other, but Trump brought them together. Jordan has been through Benghazi select committee and impeachment and is generally seen as a “captain” of any Republican team. Jordan has brawled w Schiff/Raskin and he understands how they operate
@PunchbowlNews@GOPLeader@Jim_Jordan → @RepMikeJohnson is a lawyer -- which McCarthy could use. He has the added benefit of having been through impeachment; Johnson served as one of the former president’s top defenders during Trump’s first Senate trial.