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4:17pm | Conservatives also upset with deal.

Heritage Action for America says it will oppose the Obama-McConnell compromise.
4:13pm | Rand Paul “probably” won’t object to unanimous consent to speed up vote:

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) tell POLITICO they will probably not object to a unanimous consent agreement to fast track a debt limit deal.

“I think we have to have a 60-vote margin, and I probably won’t object if there’s a time agreement,” Paul told POLITICO.
4:10pm | Confidence.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Fox News:

“When I talked to … Mitch McConnell a few hours ago, he was more confident of a deal than I’ve seen him be.”