Democrats in the Senate early Wednesday passed a $3.5 trillion budget with no support from Republicans, though its final passage is not assured. The budget was passed 50–49, with all votes in favor coming from Democrats or nominal independents who regularly vote with the left. All Republicans voted against the budget except for Sen. Mike…
Senate Democrats Advance $3.5 Trillion Budget With No Republican Votes
Democrats in the Senate early Wednesday passed a $3.5 trillion budget framework with no support from Republicans, though its final passage is not assured. The budget was advanced 50–49, with all votes in favor coming from Democrats or nominal independents who regularly vote with the left. All Republicans voted against the budget except for Sen….
Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Package
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) moved quickly on Tuesday to advance Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution bill, coming soon after the Senate voted to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure measure. No GOP senators voted in favor of the budget measure, although 19 of them voted for the infrastructure measure. Ahead of the second vote,…
Senate to Vote on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
Senate on Verge of Voting on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
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Senate Democrats release details of their $3.5 trillion budget resolution to fund social welfare programs, climate change projects, and immigration reform, the Pentagon plans to require service members to get vaccinated, and a family is attacked by Antifa in Portland.
McConnell Warns: GOP Won’t Raise Debt Ceiling Over $3.5 Trillion Spending Package
Senate Democrats on Monday outlined a plan to bypass the Republican filibuster to pass legislation to expand Medicare and give more drug price negotiation powers to the federal government. That prompted a warning from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday, who warned on the floor that the GOP won’t raise the U.S. national…
Senate Education Committee Deadlocks on Biden’s Pick to Head Civil Rights Office
A Senate committee on Tuesday was tied on the nomination of Catherine Lhamon, who was picked by President Joe Biden to lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Following a 11–11 vote along party lines, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee reached a deadlock on whether Lhamon should become…
2,702-Page Infrastructure Bill Released Ahead of Floor Debate
Senators late Sunday released a 2,702-page infrastructure bill that appears to have enough support to pass the upper chamber ahead of debate on the legislation on the Senate floor. The approximately $1 trillion bill (pdf) was cleared for debate before it was even submitted, setting off criticism of how Congress works. Democrats on the Senate Committee…
18 Republicans Side With Democrats as Senate Breaks Filibuster to Start Debate on Infrastructure Bill
A bipartisan Senate vote late Wednesday means senators will begin debate on an infrastructure package endorsed by members of both parties. The Senate voted 67–32 to break the filibuster and trigger debate on the package, which is listed as a House bill as Senate negotiators hammer out the package’s language. Republicans backing the package were:…
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