Rep. Jayapal says $3.5T budget plan ‘not about the price tag,’ but $1.5T ‘not going to happen’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal said Sunday the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill has "never been about the price tag" but the $1.5 trillion price suggested by moderates is "not going to happen."
Government short-term funding bill includes billions in Afghan resettlement funds
The House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that staved off a government shutdown and ensured funding to resettle thousands of Afghan refugees.
2022 midterm elections ad spending expected to break records
The 2022 midterm election cycle will likely set a new record for ad spending, according to a report from a top national ad tracking firm.
Dems' $3.5T reconciliation bill 'a gift' to blue cities, Rep. Buck says
The Colorado Republican told FOX Business that the idea that Congress cannot "find places to cut the budget is absurd" and warned that the "burden" the national legislature would be "placing on future generations with the debt we’re creating now is enormous."
House begins debate on infrastructure bill Monday, but unclear if it can pass amid deep Democratic divides
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill by Thursday, but as of Monday it does not have the votes to pass.
Pelosi insists 'time of intensity' as Democrats aim to pass three major bills in one week
House Democrats aim to pass the infrastructure bill, the government funding bill, and President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion spending package all in one week.
Rep. Jayapal: Progressives will shoot down infrastructure bill if $3.5T spending plan doesn’t pass first
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the media rounds this week, warning moderate Democrats that nearly 50 members of her progressive caucus will defeat the bipartisan-negotiated infrastructure bill in Congress if a larger, more expensive "reconciliation" bill doesn’t win approval first.
Scalise warns Biden economic agenda will make inflation worse: 'They're trying to pour gasoline on that fire'
Scalise detailed his work to whip House Republicans to vote against both the Democrats’ infrastructure package and their "tax hike and spend bill."
House passes bill raising debt ceiling and averting shutdown
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday night to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 3 and raise the $28 trillion debt ceiling.
Top House Dem confident infrastructure and reconciliation bills will pass despite intraparty battles
Despite a wide gulf between moderate and progressive Democrats, at least one top Democrat says they have the votes to pass both the infrastructure bill and the reconciliation bill.
Dem House Budget chair hints at possible Pelosi strategy for infrastructure bill
House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., said Sunday that the “current plan” remains for the House to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill on September 27, but that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may end up delaying it even if it passes.
Conservative group launches multi-million dollar push to derail Dems’ $3.5 trillion spending plan
A well-known conservative anti-tax group is taking aim at massive $3.5 trillion spending package that President Biden and Democrats who control both houses of Congress are aiming to pass along party lines.
Reps. AOC, Carolyn Maloney miss part of $3.5T budget reconciliation markup to attend Met Gala
Democratic New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney missed at least part of the House Financial Services Committee's markup of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package to attend the 2021 Met Gala Monday evening in New York City.
As moderate Dems worry about $3.5T price of reconciliation bill, Pelosi asks: 'Where would you cut?'
Pelosi said she is not concerned about the possibility a reconciliation bill of less than $3.5 trillion could fail to pass the House.
Rep Biggs vows to 'pursue all legal remedies' if telecom companies hand over private data to Dems
Biggs is sending a letter to 13 telecommunications companies that were reportedly subpoenaed by the select committee for some lawmakers’ data related to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Pelosi hears from GOP as Dem bill directs $200M to park in her San Francisco district
Republicans cried foul this week over $200 million earmarked in the House Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion budget resolution for the Presidio Park in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco district, according to reports.
Social Security funds could run out of money sooner than expected, forecast warns
The primary Social Security trust fund for retirees will run out of money in 2033, one year earlier than previously estimated, according to an annual report released Tuesday.
Afghanistan exit: Tennessee Rep. Mark Green, a combat veteran, calls for extension of Aug. 31 deadline
Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., is calling on the Biden administration to extend its Aug. 31 deadline to completely withdraw the U.S. Military from Afghanistan.
Progressives demand vote on $3.5T budget resolution before infrastructure bill
Progressive lawmakers are pushing for a final vote on a $3.5 trillion budget resolution before committing to a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill that has already passed in the Senate.
House Republicans condemn Democrats' $3.5T budget resolution, say it will add to record inflation
Members of the Republican Study Committee on Tuesday condemned Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget resolution, saying it will only add to record inflation.