US Senate Majority Leader Schumer is on the wires saying:

  • Democrats will wait until May 9 meeting before deciding whether to move forward on clean debt bills ceiling
  • He wants a full two-year debt ceiling extension rather than a shorter-term bill

Meanwhile Senate minority leader McConnell is saying:

  • Biden has a choice between accepting house bill or negotiating a deal with McCarthy
  • There is no debt ceiling solution in the Senate
  • He will attend White House meeting on debt ceiling