Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed last year by Republicans through reconciliation, raised the debt ceiling by $5 trillion. Thune said adding a debt limit provision would inject uncertainty into the reconciliation effort, which is already expected to be difficult to pass before the November midterm elections. The majority leader, instead, floated the possibility of addressing the debt limit after the elections. “But as I said earlier, we could stay here till Christmas, and that we’re not flipping 10 Democrats to vote for the SAVE Act. AdvertisementHe also noted that the White House is pushing to expand the House-passed budget bill beyond the debt limit, adding that “it’s gonna become a much more comprehensive process” that could involve “up to a dozen committees.”