Tag: budget

McConnell and Graham Ask CBO ‘True Cost’ of Dem Reconciliation Bill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have blasted Democrats’ spending plans and asked for information on the “true cost” of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill in a letter sent to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Since its earliest stages, Republicans across both chambers of Congress have opposed the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion…


Democratic Leadership Downplays Threats to Passage of Budget, Infrastructure Bills, Rank and File Still Uncertain

As divides between Democratic moderates and progressives continue to threaten the passage of the infrastructure and budget bills, Democratic leaders insist that the two pivotal pieces of legislation will pass. On Friday, President Joe Biden went to the House to negotiate between the two wings. Moderates have demanded a swift passage of the $1.2 trillion…


Biden to Go to House of Reps In Closed-Door Meeting

On Friday, the White House announced that President Joe Biden will go to Capitol Hill to meet with his deeply-divided caucus in the House. Divisions between progressives and moderates threaten to derail his presidential agenda, divisions the president has already been deeply invested in trying to mend. Biden’s expansive agenda combines both the $1.2 trillion…


Biden Goes to House of Reps in Closed-Door Meeting

President Joe Biden went to Capitol Hill Friday to meet with his deeply-divided caucus in the House amid divisions between progressives and moderates that threaten to derail his presidential agenda, divisions the president has been deeply invested in trying to mend. Biden’s expansive agenda combines both the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, passed by a bipartisan…


House to Vote on Infrastructure Bill: Pelosi

Friday morning, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters that the House would vote on the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill during its Friday session. This vote comes as the gap between progressives and moderates continues to widen. Initially, the House was set to vote on the infrastructure bill, crafted by Senate Republicans…


Pelosi Says Reconciliation Bill Is on Path to Pass, but Democrats Still Divided

After nearly two months of wrangling between Democratic moderates and progressives, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday that Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is on a path to pass. At her weekly press conference, Pelosi said of the bill, “I’m only envisioning taking it up and winning it.” Currently, the bill is set…


Senate Parliamentarian Denies Second Democrat Attempt to Include Amnesty for Illegals in Reconciliation

Since the beginning of September, Senate Democrats have been trying to convince the Senate’s nonpartisan referee, the parliamentarian, to allow them to include amnesty for illegal aliens in their reconciliation bill. The parliamentarian shot down the first effort in mid-September; on Wednesday, Democrats were disappointed again after the parliamentarian denied their second push. The blessing…


Democrats Denied on 2nd Attempt to Include Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Through Reconciliation

Since the beginning of September, Senate Democrats have been trying to convince the Senate’s nonpartisan referee, the parliamentarian, to allow them to include amnesty for illegal aliens in their reconciliation bill. The parliamentarian shot down the first effort in mid-September; on Wednesday, Democrats were disappointed again after the parliamentarian denied their second push. The blessing…


Democrats Sneak Tenfold Increase for OSHA Fine Into Reconciliation Bill

On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden unveiled plans to order a vaccine mandate that would affect as many as 100 million Americans. This mandate would extend into the private sector, as Biden asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require vaccines or weekly testing. Now, Democrats in Congress have put a section into the…


OSHA Fines Would Jump by Tenfold If Reconciliation Bill Passes

On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden unveiled plans to order a vaccine mandate that would affect as many as 100 million Americans. This mandate would extend into the private sector, as Biden asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require vaccines or weekly testing. Now, Democrats in Congress have put a section into the…