Meanwhile, many Democrats are frustrated they didn’t take advantage of party unity to more permanently deal with the debt ceiling on their own — especially since pressure to alter the filibuster was picking up steam.

“I think the short-term options are not the ideal situation,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) told Axios.

“I think if Senator McConnell tries to run the same play, where he insists that we do it through reconciliation and we insist we won’t … I think we’ll come right up against a rule change all over again,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.).

White House press secretary Jen Psaki also had panned the idea of a deal, before it was announced.

“If we’re looking at the best options, why kick the can down the road a couple of more weeks?” Psaki told reporters on Wednesday. “Why create an additional layer of uncertainty? Why not just get it done now? That’s what we’re continuing to press for, and that’s our first choice.”