Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a publicly-released letter that most House progressives support passage of the $1.2 trillion Senate-passed infrastructure bill, despite continued divisions forcing her to push off a Thursday vote on the bill. While progressives are generally supportive of the smaller infrastructure-focused bill, they see the more expansive Build…
Speaker Pelosi Claims Most Progressives Support Infrastructure Bill
Pelosi Plans to Advance Budget Through House Soon
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that a deal on the Democrats’ divisive multi-trillion dollar budget bill is imminent after months of infighting between party moderates and progressives. She now plans to move the bill to the Rules Committee to advance it toward a vote on the House floor. Pelosi’s prediction comes after…
Pelosi Doubles Down On IRS Looking Into Bank Transactions
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has doubled down on a provision in the Democrats’ multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill that would allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to see information on all Americans’ bank transactions totaling $600 or more. Republicans and banks have raised the alarm about the provision, reporting that their constituents and clients…
Schumer Calls for Passage of Infrastructure Bill By End of October
After infighting again delayed votes on the Democratic budget and bipartisan infrastructure bills, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has set a new deadline goal: the end of October, when federal highway funding will run out. Oct. 1 was the original deadline for highway funding. Both chambers of Congress quickly responded, with both the House…
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…
Democrats Suggest Giving President, Treasury Power to Raise Debt Limit
After a Tuesday meeting of the Democratic caucus, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) spent much of the press conference discussing the debt ceiling. As Republicans continue to block Democratic efforts to raise the debt limit, Pelosi indicated that members of her caucus are already looking for ways to avoid the challenge in the…
Pelosi, Schumer Announce ‘Agreement on a Framework’ to Fund Budget Bill
At a weekly press conference Thursday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, announced that the White House, the House, and the Senate had negotiated a “framework” to pay for the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. Opening the conference, Schumer said: “The…
As Monday Deadline Looms, Democratic House Leadership Remains Optimistic
After over a month of infighting between progressive and moderate wings of the party, House Democrats have indicated that they are moving toward completion of their expansive $3.5 trillion budget bill. Despite continuing challenges that threaten to derail President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda, the Democratic leadership is still confident of the agenda’s success in the lower…
Nancy Pelosi Urges Congress to ‘Come Together’ to End Debt Ceiling Crisis
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday released a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing ongoing tensions between Republicans and Democrats over raising the debt ceiling, urging Congress to ‘come together’ to raise the debt limit. The current battle over the debt ceiling began in August, when Senate Republicans, unhappy with Democratic spending, signed a…
House Democrat Says Speaker Pelosi’s District Should Get More Funds Than Others
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Thursday argued in favor of allocating more taxpayer funds to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Ca.) district than other districts, sparking immediate pushback from Republicans. Cohen made the argument as House lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee continued to clash on day two of the budget reconciliation markup meeting. Cohen’s remarks came…
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