The battle over the budget and a pending debt ceiling crisis continues to head for an economic cliff.

President Joe Biden is blaming MAGA Republicans for refusing to compromise, while 42 GOP Senators including Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts sent a letter to the White House over the weekend putting the shoe on the other foot.

The Republicans calling for “taxpayer savings” as part of any debt ceiling deal.

[View our video with Ricketts above]

ricketts: "We have divided government. This is about compromise. this is the democratic process. The President needs to step up. I know he didn't fail Civics 101. He knows how this process is supposed to work. So, the President should come to the table and help us negotiate this, so we can continue to do the responsible thing for the American people.” 

Barring an extension the deadline for reaching a deal on the debt ceiling is June 1.