Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) have said they want to get a framework of the party’s pared-down social spending infrastructure package together by the end of the week. What will likely be included are provisions including the child tax credit expansion for one year and pared down Obamacare… Read More
As the House and Senate reconvene this week, both infrastructure bills, voting rights legislation, and the January 6th Commission will be center stage. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-West Virginia) refusal to support the centerpiece of President Biden’s climate agenda puts the Democrats’ entire infrastructure and social spending agenda at risk. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-New… Read More
The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 p.m. and will proceed to resume consideration of the nomination of Christine P. O’Hearn to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey and will also consider the nomination of Gustavo A. Gelpi, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit…. Read More
The House on Tuesday approved legislation to raise the U.S. debt limit, the final legislative hurdle to averting a first-ever national default that was otherwise expected to occur next week. The bill, passed by the Senate last week, now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature and enactment and he is expected to… Read More
The House will reconvene from its Columbus Day recess briefly today to pass a short-term increase in the debt ceiling to enable the Treasury to continue borrowing money to pay the bills for two months. The measure, the product of a last-minute deal struck in the Senate, offers only a temporary reprieve, and it is… Read More
Both the House and Senate are now in recess for the Columbus Day Holiday. The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, October 18th and will resume consideration of the nomination of Christine P. O’Hearn to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. The House will reconvene for a vote… Read More
Both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) have reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling into December and Senators could vote on the deal as soon as today. The agreement would increase the debt ceiling by $480 billion, which based on Treasury Department estimates would extend… Read More
A short time ago, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) told Republican colleagues at lunch that he will make a new offer to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on a path forward to raising the nation’s debt limit, marking the start of long-awaiting negotiations between the two leaders. As of now, the Senate… Read More
As the debt ceiling standoff continues, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) set up a vote on Wednesday to increase the federal government’s borrowing ceiling, but didn’t lay out how Democrats planned to pass a bill without Republican votes. Leader Schumer warned earlier Monday that lawmakers must act by the end of the week… Read More
House progressives refused to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday, which the Senate approved in August, because there was no deal on the Democrats’ larger reconciliation package. After progressives and moderates failed to break their stalemate over the two pieces of legislation last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Sunday… Read More
