WASHINGTON – The debt ceiling deal is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk after the legislation passed the Senate Thursday night. This means the nation is one step closer to avoiding a defect.
Sixty-three senators supported the bill, but four Democrats and 31 Republicans said they could not support it, as did independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. The 11 amendments presented to the Senate on Thursday were not approved.
Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., did not vote Thursday evening after flying home to attend his son’s high school graduation ceremony, according to his spokesman.
Republican senators demanded more defense spending, calling the funds allocated in the agreement insufficient. The legislation caps defense spending at $886 billion in 2024 and $895 billion in fiscal year 2025.
A Democrat, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, introduced an amendment that would have removed a provision of the bill approving the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline project in West Virginia that would cut through parts of his state. Kaine criticized the White House for not informing lawmakers that the provision was included in the debt ceiling negotiations. The amendment was not approved.
Here is a list of the senators who opposed the bill:
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36 senators oppose debt ceiling legislation
Republicans:
Senator John Barrasso of WyomingSen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee Sen. Mike Braun of IndianaSen. Alabama Sen. Katie Britt Ted Budd of North Carolina Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas Sen. Mike Crapo of IdahoSen. Ted Cruz of TexasSen. Steve Daines of MontanaSen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi Sen. Ron Johnson of WisconsinSen. John Kennedy of Louisiana Sen. James Lankford of OklahomaSen. Mike Lee of UtahSen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska Sen. James Risch of IdahoSen. Marco Rubio of FloridaSen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri Sen. Rick Scott of FloridaSen. Tim Scott of South Carolina Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama Sen. JD Vance of Ohio Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Democrats:
Sen. John Fetterman, Senator from Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts. Ed Markey, Senator from Massachusetts. Jeff Merkley of Oregon
Independent:
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
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