WASHINGTON — A group of 43 Republican Senators including Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts of Nebraska sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Saturday expressing a collective commitment to oppose raising the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budget reforms. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall of Kansas also signed the letter.
Of the letter, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said, “It is now clear that Senate Republicans aren’t going to bail out Biden and Schumer, they have to negotiate. I thank my colleagues for joining my effort to emphasize this point in the clearest possible terms.”