WASHINGTON — A group of 43 Republican Senators including Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall of Kansas 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. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley's name is not on 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.”