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Lummis supports temporary debt ceiling extension

 

As the deadline to raise the nation’s debt ceiling nears, Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis says she’s willing to raise it with no strings attached.

Republicans continue to plummet in national polls and now they’re frantically looking for ways to reopen the entire federal government. Party leaders also want to avoid being blamed for potentially defaulting on the nation's debt. 

Although she wants concessions from the White House, Congresswoman Lummis says she could support a temporary bill to extend the debt ceiling.

“Partly because of the situation, so I intend to fully support the leadership,” say Lummis.

Senate Democrats are demanding more than the current offer to extend the debt ceiling for just six weeks. With the two parties still haggling, lawmakers are preparing for yet another weekend session.     

Based on Capitol Hill, Matt Laslo is a reporter who has been covering campaigns and every aspect of federal policy since 2006. While he has filed stories for NPR and more than 40 of its affiliates, he has also written for Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Campaigns and Elections Magazine, The Daily Beast, The Chattanooga Times Free Press, The Guardian, The Omaha World-Herald, VICE News and Washingtonian Magazine.
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