Graham Pushes Trump to Add Debt Limit Increase to Border Security Talks
- Graham says he wants to avoid future spending ‘cliffhangers’
- McConnell doesn’t want president to declare border emergency
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A top Senate ally is urging President Donald Trump to seek a U.S. debt limit increase as part of border security talks aimed at preventing another government shutdown, even as other lawmakers say the negotiations can’t succeed if they get too complicated.
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham said he pitched the idea of including a debt limit increase -- and also multi-year federal spending caps -- when the two dined Monday night at Trump’s hotel in downtown Washington. Graham said that while those matters don’t face any immediate deadlines, resolving them now would prevent more partisan brinkmanship following the five-week partial shutdown.