И у многих уже появляется сомнение в том, что они смогут договориться вообще.

Washington (CNN) — The Senate delayed consideration of Majority Leader Harry Reid’s debt ceiling proposal late Saturday night, pushing back a key procedural vote by 12 hours.

The vote to stop debate and end a GOP filibuster on the plan will now be held at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, as opposed to 1 a.m.

Reid, D-Nevada, said he was asking for a delay to provide additional time for negotiations underway at the White House.

There are “many elements to be finalized” and still “a distance to go,” Reid said. “We should give everyone as much room as possible to do their work.”

Reid’s announcement capped a day of sharp partisan voting in the House and extended talks behind closed doors between congressional and administration officials. Concern continued to grow that Congress will fail to raise the nation’s debt ceiling in time to avoid a potentially devastating national default next week.

Полностью.

А, вот, если не договорятся — что произойдет?