Both the House and the Senate made significant progress Tuesday on legislation related to the nation’s debt ceiling and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Tuesday night teed up a key vote on a deal struck with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) to raise the debt… Read More
In a productive day, Congress made progress on both the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as well as raising the debt ceiling. Lawmakers released the text of the compromise reached on the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday in a new effort to get the sweeping bill across the finish line. The compromise on the… Read More
Both the House and Senate were scheduled to leave Washington, D.C., for the year as early as the end of this week. The House, instead, has now formally added a week to its schedule, meaning the lower chamber will now start its break around December 17th, while senators are warning they could possibly remain in… Read More
Both the House and Senate on Thursday acted to fund the government temporarily through mid-February, which averted a looming government shutdown at midnight tonight. The House on Thursday evening passed a continuing resolution, 221-212, to fund government operations at the previous year’s fiscal levels through February 18th, allowing more time to hammer out differences. Retiring… Read More
Top congressional leaders announced today that they have reached an agreement on a spending deal to fund the government until February 18th as lawmakers work to prevent a shutdown on Friday. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) said in a statement that an agreement has been reached on a continuing resolution that would temporarily… Read More
As the House and Senate work on two critical pieces of legislation this week, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the continuing resolution (CR), roadblocks have emerged that threaten the timing of both. At least three Republican Senators have put holds on a proposal to vote on 21 amendments to the NDAA, imperiling the… Read More
The must-pass defense policy legislation hit a new impasse in the Senate on Monday night as Republicans blocked the bill from advancing, with no clear path to resolving a partisan dispute over amendment votes. An effort to cut off debate on the Senate version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) resulted in a… Read More
The Senate returns to Washington today and the House returns tomorrow, staring down a critical pre-Christmas to-do list. Priorities include increasing the nation’s borrowing authority by December 15th, averting a government shutdown by funding the government; and resolving the fate of the Democrats’ House passed Build Back Better agenda through the Senate. For lawmakers, their… Read More
In a huge win for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and House Democrats, this morning the House passed one of the most consequential pieces of legislation (TEXT) in half a century which is the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, approving $2 trillion in spending over the next decade to battle climate change, expand health… Read More
In what would be another major win for Democratic Leadership, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said this morning a vote on the Democrats’ social spending and climate package (text) “hopefully will take place this afternoon.” Pelosi, during her weekly press conference at the Capitol, said the House could vote on a new rule then final… Read More
