Will Potential Debt Ceiling Increase Include Spending Cuts? We Asked John Thune To Find Out

July 30, 2026 1:28 PM ET Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that he would “love” for spending cuts to be included in future negotiations over raising the debt ceiling. Thune said Wednesday that the debt ceiling would have to be raised in early 2027, though it is unclear whether it would happen in the first or second quarter, Punchbowl News reported. The majority leader told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he wanted spending cuts to be included if the debt ceiling is raised. “I would love to have some spending cuts associated with the debt limit debate,” Thune told the DCNF. (RELATED: John Thune Responds To Trump’s Demand He Keep Senate Open To Pass SAVE America Act)🚨🚨Thune tells me he would "love to have some spending cuts associated with the debt limit debate." https: