Category: budget reconciliation

Biden Says He Won’t Sign Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Reconciliation

June 24, 2021
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President Joe Biden on Thursday told reporters that he won’t be signing the bipartisan infrastructure deal if Congress does not also pass a another measure—a budget resolution that Democrats call “human infrastructure” that they want to push through via reconciliation to bypass the Senate filibuster. Biden told reporters at the White House that he would not sign the…

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Budget Deficit Will Increase by $54 Billion if Congress Enacts $15 Minimum Wage: CBO

February 8, 2021
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this month that shows an increased budget deficit of $54 billion if the minimum wage is increased to $15 nationally, which it says will result in higher unemployment and higher prices for goods and services. “If enacted at the end of March 2021, the Raise the Wage…

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GOP Files Amendments to Budget Resolution in Opposition to ‘Reconciliation’ Agenda

February 4, 2021
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GOP senators are set to file a series of amendments in opposition to the Democrat budget agenda, as senators continue debate on the 2021 budget resolution using the budget “reconciliation” process. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Scott (R-N.C.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) filed an amendment to ensure taxes are not increased during the course of…

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Budget Resolution to Hit House Floor Next Week, Setting Stage for Partisan Passage of Relief Bill: Pelosi

January 28, 2021
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that while she hopes Republicans in Congress will back President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, she said Democrats are ready to adopt the sweeping legislation unilaterally as part of a budget reconciliation process and that a related budget resolution would be brought to the House floor…

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Democrats Ready to Pass Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Without GOP Backing: Schumer

January 28, 2021
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Democrats in Congress are laying the groundwork to use the budget reconciliation process to avoid having to win over any Republicans to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that some GOP lawmakers have panned as an expensive, unworkable liberal wish-list. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Democratic senators Wednesday to be…

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