Even absent a meltdown, enough sticking points remain to drag negotiations on through the weekend.īut for once, we actually believe the White House and Republican leaders when they say there’s been real progress. Talks could blow up as conservatives and progressives balk at details that are starting to leak out. And as one Republican negotiator said recently, once those caps get locked in, the rest of the deal should fall into place fairly quickly.Ī note of caution: As the old Washington adage goes, nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to. The two sides have all but finalized the spending portion of discussions, a source familiar with the talks told Playbook late last night. Said another: “It is state employees leveraging their official position to ask people whose livelihood depend on access to state government for money.”Ī DEBT CEILING DEAL BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE - With less than a week before a possible June 1 federal default, negotiators appear to be homing in on a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert an economic catastrophe. Said one Florida lobbyist: “The bottom line is that the administration appears to be keeping tabs on who is giving, and are doing it using state staff. RON DeSANTIS’ administration - not his campaign - have been sending text messages to Florida lobbyists soliciting political contributions for DeSantis' presidential bid, a breach of traditional norms that has raised ethical and legal questions and left many here in the state capital shocked.” RON DeSWAMPIS - NBC’s Matt Dixon and Jonathan Allen broke a killer story late last night: “Officials who work for Gov.
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