House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/ (Al Drago/Reuters) The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that Democrats’ social spending package will add $367 billion to the
Tag: Reconciliation
House Dem Leadership Delays Reconciliation Bill, Pushes for Infrastructure Vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) delivers remarks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., November 5, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) House Democratic leadership delayed a final vote on the Biden administration’s $1.75 trillion reconciliation package, but vowed to hold a
House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill amid Wrangling over Reconciliation Package
(Unsplash) The House passed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday night following months of negotiations, sending the legislation to the White House for President Biden’s signature. Lawmakers voted 228-206 to pass the legislation, and representatives broke into cheers
Democrats Still Haven’t Fixed All the Abortion-Funding Problems in Their Reconciliation Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 28, 2021. (Al Drago/Reuters) Congressional Democrats have dropped the new ‘Medicaid-like’ program that would fund abortion, but other issues remain. West Virginia
Bill Hagerty Calls Out Sanders for Backing Reconciliation Bill Despite Big Tech Immigration Carve Out
Citing his history of opposing legislation that would displace American workers, Republican Senator Bill Hagerty is pressing Senator Bernie Sanders to oppose provisions of the “Build Back Better” reconciliation bill that he says would allow Big Tech firms to replace
Biden Details Opposition by Manchin, Sinema to Reconciliation Plan during Town Hall
President Joe Biden participates in a town hall about his infrastructure investment proposals with CNN’s Anderson Cooper in Baltimore, Md., October 21, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Biden detailed a host of sticking points in negotiations with Senators Joe Manchin (D.,
Top Dem Senator Shares Third Attempt to Nest Amnesty for Millions of Illegal Immigrants in Reconciliation Bill
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) questions Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the State Department budget request in Washington, D.C. April 10, 2019. (Erin Scott/Reuters) On Wednesday Democratic senator Bob Menendez shared the third
Biden Says Democrats Are ‘Not Going to Get $3.5 Trillion’ for Reconciliation Bill
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) President Biden said his administration’s proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill would probably have a lower price tag, in remarks to
Biden Says He Would Sign Reconciliation Bill With or Without Hyde Amendment
President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington, D.C., October 5, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) President Biden said Tuesday that he will sign off on Democrats’ massive social-spending package regardless of whether it includes the Hyde amendment, a stipulation that
Activists Follow Sinema into Bathroom, Harass Her over Opposition to Reconciliation Package
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 16, 2019. (Erin Scott/Reuters) During a visit to Arizona State University on Sunday, Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema was harassed by a group of students over her opposition to the $3.5
Leader of House Progressives Says She Won’t Vote for Reconciliation Bill if It Includes Hyde Amendment
Pramila Jayapal on the grounds of the Capitol to voices concerns about the President’s proposed budget. Washington, 24 May 2017. (AFGE/Wikimedia) Representative Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.), chair of the progressive caucus, said Sunday that she will not support Democrats’ massive
Manchin Hammers Home Opposition to $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill: ‘Fiscal Insanity’
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counter-terrorism operations on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 28, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via Reuters) Amid the
Terry McAuliffe Calls to Lower Price Tag on Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill
Terry McAuliffe participates in a campaign event at in Arlington, Virginia, July 23, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe said he thought the price tag on the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion spending plan is “too high,” at a
Bernie Sanders Urges House Democrats to Hold Infrastructure Bill Hostage Until Reconciliation Package Passes
Sen. Bernie Sanders during a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine President Biden’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2021. (Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters) Joining Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of the “squad,”
Psaki, Dem Lawmakers Claim $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package Will Cost ‘Zero Dollars’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., September 22, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Since President Biden tweeted that his Build Back Better plan, encompassing the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package being peddled