Burgess Everett

Burgess Everett @burgessev

Though he’s trying to avoid default, McConnell is also barely giving an inch here. He’s still making Democrats put a number on the debt ceiling, potentially twice with a short-term extension, and forcing Democrats to use reconciliation. Hard to see how Democrats accept this — PolitiTweet.org

Burgess Everett @burgessev

“It’s more games, just let us do this, give us cloture let us pass it with all Democratic votes. I will travel to every Republican state and certify that people that voted for cloture didn’t raise the debt ceiling. That’s my counteroffer,” says Sen. Murphy of McConnell — PolitiTweet.org