Senate Seen as Resigned to Accepting House Puerto Rico Bill
- Some Democrats say island’s urgent plight eclipses objections
- Menendez says election shows residents oppose the deal
Senator John Cornyn speaks as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell looks on at a news conference on May 10, 2016, in Washington.
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Legislation on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis could face an easier time in the Senate than the House, with Democrats and Republicans alike pushing to get the issue resolved ahead of a July 1 deadline for the U.S. territory’s next major payment due to bondholders.
There isn’t much enthusiasm for the bill in the Senate, but the No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, said he thinks Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky would seek to pass it if it gets out of the House this week.