Category: Congressional Republicans

Congressional Republicans Rally to Call on Biden to Reach Deal in Debt Ceiling Negotiations

Several Republican senators expressed solidarity with their House colleagues in support of the Limit, Save, Grow Act at a joint press conference attended by about 40 GOP members of Congress. The bill, passed by the House in April, would raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, enough to last for about one year, while limiting…


LIVE NOW: Congressional Republicans Host Bicameral Press Conference on the Debt Crisis

U.S. Congressional Republicans hold a bicameral press conference on the debt crisis at 11:15 a.m. ET on May 17. …


Congressional Republicans Host Bicameral Press Conference on the Debt Crisis

U.S. Congressional Republicans hold a bicameral press conference on the debt crisis at 11:15 a.m. ET on May 17. …


IN-DEPTH: Both Democrats and Republicans Think They Have Public On Their Side In Debt Fight—Why They’re Wrong

The political standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling, now in its fourth month, has brought the country within four weeks of defaulting on its financial obligations. As the impasse has become an exercise in political brinksmanship, both Republicans and Democrats appear to be betting that public opinion is on their side. They’re both right…


IN-DEPTH: How Democrat and Republican Voters See the Debt Crisis

The political standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling, now in its fourth month, has brought the country within four weeks of defaulting on its financial obligations. As the impasse has become an exercise in political brinksmanship, both Republicans and Democrats appear to be betting that public opinion is on their side. They’re both right…


Republicans Eye Spending Caps and ‘Paid-For’ Tax Cuts Ahead of Talks on Debt Ceiling

Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) has outlined the policies Republicans are discussing in connection with debt ceiling negotiations, which include rollbacks on discretionary spending, a cap on future spending, and ‘paid-for’ tax cuts. Hern, who chairs the House Republican Study Committee (RSC), listed the policy ideas in a letter to committee members on Feb. 1. Republicans…


Hill GOPers Hammer Biden on Latest Inflation Report; Democrats Want to Change the Subject

Inflation remains high at an 8.5 percent annual rate of increase, according to the last such report to Americans before they vote on Nov. 8, and congressional Republicans appear set to remind them of it every day between now and the election. But even as Hill GOPers issued a blizzard of news releases and Twitter…


GOP Lawmakers Hammer Biden on Latest Inflation Report; Democrats Want to Change Subject

Inflation in the United States remains high at an 8.5 percent annual rate, according to the last such report that Americans will see before they vote on Nov. 8, and congressional Republicans appear set to remind them of it every day between now and Election Day. But even as GOP lawmakers issued a blizzard of…