Senate fiscal hawks are making a steep set of demands in negotiations over the debt ceiling, driving an even harder bargain than the House rabble-rousers who won $2 trillion in cuts.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) criticized the House framework, endorsed by the conservative Freedom Caucus, as “anemic,” while his Senate allies have named everything from a spending commission to a balanced budget as concessions needed to win their votes.

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