More about that Senate plan:

Senate Republicans are unhappy with a House GOP plan to raise the debt ceiling for six weeks without funding the federal government. They are coalescing around their own proposal to pair a short-term debt-ceiling increase with a year-long stopgap to fund the government.

The package would also include a repeal of ObamaCare’s medical-device tax and language to require income verification of people who apply for healthcare subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, say GOP sources familiar with the talks.

Some Senate Republicans are willing to extend the debt limit for as long as six months, while others say the extension should only last for a few months.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/327857-senate-republicans-rally-around-rival-plan-on-debt-ceiling-shutdown#ixzz2hLmL5Sc8