Sen. John Thune (R-SD), joined Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) (L) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), speaks about the Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Senators and Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough will then begin a process of weeding out provisions which do not comport with strict Senate Budget provisions. That’s why the plan probably isn’t ready for debate and a "vote-a-rama" until the week after next.
If the Senate advances the bill, the House will have a tight window to either accept the Senate changes and greenlight the bill before July 4 - or bounce it back to the Senate with yet ANOTHER set of changes.
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Thune said all options are under consideration after Trump posed a litmus test to GOP leader candidates. (Reuters)
Such a scenario would most certainly stretch out the process beyond the July 4 deadline. It would also compel the Senate to take a 4th vote-a-rama in just a matter of months. That’s where the Senate votes for hours on end with one roll call after another.
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Keep in mind that July 4 is merely an aspirational deadline. Not a hard one. The true deadline is early August. That’s when the Treasury Department says the U.S. will collide with the debt ceiling. A debt ceiling increase is part of the Big, Beautiful Bill.
Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
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