Senate Republicans press for a contingency plan if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling

The senators urged the president to “take advantage of the genuine desire expressed by Republican senators in our meeting with you on May 12 to work with you in good faith to solve our nation’s fiscal problem.”

Along with Johnson, the letter was signed by: Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), John Barrasso (Wyo.), Roy Blunt (Mo.), John Boozman (Ark.), Dan Coats (Ind.), Tom Coburn (Okla.), John Cornyn (Texas), Jim DeMint (S.C.), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Orrin Hatch (Utah), James Inhofe (Okla.), Johnny Isakson (Ga.), Mike Johanns (Neb.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), Mike Lee (Utah), John McCain (Ariz.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Jim Risch (Idaho), Marco Rubio (Fla.), John Thune (S.D.) and David Vitter (La.).