Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2021

Democrats will vote today to raise the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion, which they expect will lift the nation’s borrowing cap until 2023.  Senate Democrats unveiled a resolution to raise the debt ceiling earlier today, shortly before they were scheduled to take a procedural vote on the measure, which passed on a party line vote,… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2021

Both the House and Senate are not in session today.  The House will return on Tuesday, December 14th for votes, and the Senate will return at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 13th. The Senate on Thursday adopted a bipartisan deal that paves the way for lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling, a move that positions… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2021

Fourteen Senate Republicans on Thursday helped advance a deal negotiated by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) to set up a one-time exemption to the filibuster on raising the debt ceiling.   Senators voted 64-36 to close debate on the bill, which also prevents automatic cuts faced by physicians and other medical providers under Medicare from… Read More

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 8, 2021

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

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2021

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

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2021

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

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2021

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

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 2, 2021

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

Adam S. Olsen- Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2021

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