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