does this mean the stalemate about the debt ceiling is over? >> that should never be used for politics. just the thought of what would happen if we allow this default would wreck the global economy. how is that a political leverage point? i think that's just the height of irresponsibility. mi mcconnell has created this situation by withholding republican votes. we only need ten to get this out of the way and you know, let's remember. we're talking about paying our bills for spending that's happened in the past. this is spending that happened under president trump that mcconnell and the senate republicans are now saying they don't want to help raise the debt ceiling to deal with. this is a ridiculous argument. >> well, the news that manu just reported is that now mcconnell is floating this short-term solution to raise the debt limit by several hundred billion dollars that would just last basically i guess into november. a month or so. are democrats going to accept