default. that was senate majority leader chuck schumer late last night after his chamber passed the debt ceiling bill. we ll have more on that vote and the continuing fallout in the house over the agreement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis seizes on a potential weakness in donald trump s third presidential bid while both men campaign in iowa. and also ahead a rough moment for president biden at a graduation ceremony, which will fuel more questions about his age as he seeks a second term. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with an official deal in washington. the senate passed the biden-mccarthy debt ceiling bill last night in a rare bipartisan act in the capitol. the move ensures the united states will not default on its debt after weeks and weeks of uncertainty. the final vote was 63 yeas to 36 nays with more democrats voting for the deal than
the very latest from capitol hill all things hitchhikers guide to washington, d.c., in the swamp chad what s going on we expect this to past only? we think they re gonna start this vote in the next two have been 3 minutes they started this debate at 717 eastern time. we think the actual roll call vote is income any minute so it s pending. we do expect a bipartisan coalition of democrats and g.o.p. members to vote yes. house speaker kevin mccarthy made the closing argument he said don t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. ominous say i m at about no because they re summing out in the bill. if i took that philosophy i would never vote yes. i simply read the bills and funny and decide if this is good for the country. i would see that answer is easily yes they ll save an additional two-point join and for the first time in more than a decade congress will spend less next year than this year. once the bill clears the house tonight it had to cross the rotunda to the se
joining me live from capitol hill is fox senior correspondent chad pergram. chad anything surprise you? we expected it to pass but by this margin? pete, it was a robust vote for a bill that no one liked, a bipartisan coalition from both parties supported the bill, but more democrats supported the bill than gop members. 149 republicans voted yes, 165 democrats voted yes. house minority leader hakeem jeffries touted democratic support for the bill. earlier today, 29 house republicans voted to default on our nation s debt and against an agreement that you negotiated, extreme maga republicans attempted to take control of the house floor. democrats took it back. the bill now goes to the senate. conservatives are criticizing the bill there. mike lee and rand paul want the senate to consider an alternative. rather than offering substantive solutions toss tackle the root causes of our fiscal woes, it appears to be a p paltive pill. it s a bad look for membering, an advocation
default. that was senate majority leader chuck schumer late last night after his chamber passed the debt ceiling bill. we ll have more on that vote and the continuing fallout in the house over the agreement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis seizes on a potential weakness in donald trump s third presidential bid while both men campaign in iowa. and also ahead a rough moment for president biden at a graduation ceremony, which will fuel more questions about his age as he seeks a second term. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning with an official deal in washington. the senate passed the biden-mccarthy debt ceiling bill last night in a rare bipartisan act in the capitol.
from 298 ships in our navy is 291. it s the lowest spending per gdp on defense since world war ii. this bill is a disaster for america, it s a big won for china. the number one job of the federal government to defend this nation i m a reagan republican and ronald reagan would never have done this at all. per our navy and decline as china is building up. so sean i cannot tell you from a defense point of view that this bill is a disaster for the american military if you think that $42 billion under inflation is fully funding that we are in the wrong party. hannity: we appreciate it thank you for being with us tonight thank you. [applause] was a mean for speaker mccarthy and will anyone even remember this battle in 2024 as we now speed toward a fiscal cliff joining us now with more fox news contributor will come in studio kelly end.