House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested that Democrats are poised to reach an agreement on President Joe Biden’s social spending package, although the price tag is not yet clear. “We have 90 percent of the bill agreed to and written. We just have some of the last decisions to be made,” Pelosi told on CNN’s…
House GOP Leader Predicts More House Democrat Retirements Ahead of Midterms
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) predicted there will be more Democrat retirements ahead of the 2022 midterm elections—coming after three announced they wouldn’t seek reelection in the past week. “Once you get past Thanksgiving and members go home, and they’re Democrats and they’ve been challenged before and they’re going to get beat up, Congress…
Pelosi Sets New Deadline as Biden Says Democrat Infighting Leaving ‘Everybody Frustrated’
A new deadline. Frustration over clashes between Democrats in Congress. And optimism that President Joe Biden’s plan, backed by so-called progressive members, will ultimately succeed. That’s what unfolded on Saturday, hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) canceled a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package that the Senate passed over a month ago. “Everybody is…
Pelosi Sets New Deadline as Biden Says Democrats’ Infighting Leaving ‘Everybody Frustrated’
A new deadline. Frustration over clashes between Democrats in Congress. And optimism that President Joe Biden’s plan, backed by so-called progressive members, would ultimately succeed. That’s what took shape on Oct. 2, hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) canceled a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package that the Senate approved more than a month…
Pelosi Delays Infrastructure Vote Amid Democrat Infighting: ‘More Time Is Needed’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday delayed a vote on a Senate-passed infrastructure bill, drawing criticism from some members of her party. So-called progressives and moderates within the caucus are battling over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal. The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a bloc of nearly 100 House members, doesn’t want to pass infrastructure without…
Progressive Democrats: Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Poised to Fail
A scheduled House of Representatives vote on Thursday on a bipartisan infrastructure package that the Senate passed last month is poised to fail despite Democrats controlling both chambers. Democrats who describe themselves as progressive oppose approving the bill unless there’s a vote first that approves a $3.5 trillion budget package. Since that has not happened,…
Pelosi Delays Vote on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). announced Sunday that the vote on the Senate-passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will be held on Sept. 30, days later than originally planned. Lawmakers will still debate the bill on the House floor on Monday but will not actually vote until Thursday, on the same day that some surface transportation programs are set…
Pelosi: ‘Self-Evident’ Dem’s $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Will Be Scaled Back
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending bill, dubbed the “Build Back Better Act,” which is scheduled for a vote on Thursday, will likely be scaled back. It “seems self-evident” that the reconciliation bill price tag will be smaller than the original proposal of $3.5 trillion, the California Democrat…
House Passes Bill Barring States From Restricting Abortions
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would bar states from restricting abortions if it is also passed by the Senate and signed into law. The House voted mostly along party lines to pass H.R. 3755, also known as the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021. All Democrats voted yes except for Rep….
White House Warning Agencies of Potential Government Shutdown: Psaki
The Biden administration on Thursday started to tell federal agencies to start preparing for a potential government shutdown at the end of the month if Congress doesn’t pass a continuing resolution in time. Speaking to reporters in the White House, press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) started issuing statements…
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