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Worried about cuts to key defense programs so in order to earn their cooperation, chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell put out a rare joint statement saying they are committed to passing all individual 12 appropriations bills on the senate floor in order to avoid a 1% across the board spending cut that would be mandated by this bill if they dont pass all those bills and schumer also took to the floor and made a floor speech where he said they have other means like the supplemental appropriations bi...

The U.S. Senate will stay in session until it passes a bill to lift the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday, as some members pushed him to allow amendment votes that risks delaying the process.

More Democrats than Republicans supported the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the deal worked out between the Biden White House and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Over the next several years. it also mandates the repayment of student loan debt by the end of the summer. again, the news, it passed the senate, will be signed into law. cnns lauren fox on capitol hill. where the work on this is done now, lauren. >> reporter: yeah, its a friday, and lawmakers wanted obviously to get back to their homes for the weekend. you know, those jet fumes can never be underestimated here on capitol hill. and last night, they voted and not just they voted, but they voted v...

The same time. we are protecting important priorities from social security to medicare to medicaid to veterans to the transformational investments in infrastructure and clean energy. i want to commend speaker mccarthy. you know, he and i and our teams were able to get along and get things done. we were straightforward with one another. we were respectful with one another. both sides operated in good faith. both sides kept their word. i also want to commend other congressional leaders. house mino...

Get unaddicted to the kind of drama that republicans -- because their only purpose, the people who are making the most drama ahead of this that were risking our whole faith and credit were never going to vote for the bill, as i think we have all talked about it. they just wanted the drama and just wanted the pretend leverage. it seems to me theyre unserious, but if they have the power to do this every couple years, to go back to the point that was being made by stephanie, if they can do it every...

Mccarthy. you know, he and i and our teams, we were able to get along and get things done. we were straightforward with one another, honest, respectful with one another. both sides operated in good faith. both sides kept their word. i also want to commend other congressional leaders, house minority leader jefferies, senate majority leader schumer, senate minority leader mcconnell. they acted responsibly and put the good of the country ahead of politics. a final vote in both chambers was overwhel...

Medicaid to veterans to our transformational investments in infrastructure and clean energy. i want to commend speaker mccarthy, you know, he and i, we and our teams were able to get along, get things done, we were straight. forward with one another, completely honest of one another, respectful of one another. both sides operated in good faith. both sides kept their word. i also want to commend other congressional leaders, house minority leader jeffries, senate majority leader schumer. senate mi...

They do almost nothing and with food stamps impose new work requirements, but it will cost federal government more, not less, weaken this with exemptions and exclusives. it is more costly than we had in place before. >> lawrence: senator, i agree on the merits of the bill. a person that agrees with you is congressman thomas massey from kentucky. you are normally on the same page, but said one thing that caught our attention. we are returning to regular order, if we dont get this done in the hous...

The kahoun miss right now when republicans were in charge and full control of government they werent voting this way. this is what thomas massie said. obviously what brian brought up early about the 12 rah appropriations if we did not get this done, going back to regular order to get the appropriation, this was going to go to mcconnell and schumer. none of this stuff that is in this current bill would have been possible if we gave it back to the senate and let them craft this. so, look, i have b...