Government will be out of money on October 18, Secretary Yellen says. As a potential shutdown approaches, a procedural vote to advance Senate consideration of a continuing resolution…
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Speaker Plans Infrastructure Vote for Thursday
Senate-approved bill expected to pass in the House. On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she would schedule a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill on Thursday.…
Read MoreHouse Will Debate Infrastructure Bill Monday
Speaker Pelosi also intends to forge ahead with larger spending bill. The House of Representatives is hoping to vote next week on both facets of President Biden’s far-reaching…
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Federal funding will otherwise cease at the end of September. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month,…
Read MoreBudget Reconciliation Cannot Include Immigration Reform
Alternatives must be proposed after Senate Parliamentarian determination. On Sunday, Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate’s Parliamentarian determined that the Senate majority would not be able to pass any immigration…
Read MoreHouse Plans Capital Gains Tax Hike
An increase would help pay for the massive spending package. Majority members in the House of Representatives are looking to increase the tax rate on capital gains as…
Read MoreSenate Returns from Summer Recess
Majority party members seek to pass $3.5 trillion spending bill. Senators returned to Washington, D.C., on Monday, marking the end of its month-long summer recess and the restart…
Read MoreHouse Committee to Debate $3.5 Trillion Budget
Work sessions are scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Representative Richard Neal of Massachusetts, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said they will attempt to advance the…
Read MoreSpeaker Says Congress Has Options on Debt Ceiling
Treasury Secretary says not raising the ceiling would be “catastrophic.” As members of Congress return from its Labor Day recess, they must address raising or suspending the debt…
Read MoreSenator Manchin Seeks Pause on $3.5 Trillion Bill
Some in Senate may be shortsighted and hypocritical in pursuit of passing the budget, he said. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has called on the Senate leadership…
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