Author: Susan Ferrechio
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Democrats’ agenda plunges into uncertainty following Biden visit
President Joe Biden left a meeting with Senate Democrats on Thursday with a bleak outlook on the passage of two partisan election overhaul bills that party lawmakers believe are essential to preserving their majority in Congress. “I hope we can get this done,” Biden told reporters gathered outside the meeting room. “The honest-to-God answer is…
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Republicans block defense bill, stalling Schumer’s December spending sprint
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a critical defense spending and policy bill, demanding more time to consider amendments, including one related to a Russian fuel pipeline. The annual National Defense Authorization Act has passed the…
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McConnell calls Build Back Better ‘a gigantic slush fund’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare and green energy legislation will serve as “a gigantic slush fund” for renewable energy initiatives and new government programs. McConnell, a Kentucky…
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Congressional Democrats face daunting December to-do list
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lawmakers returning from a weeklong recess lack the bipartisan agreement needed to keep the government funded past a Dec. 3 deadline and raise the nation’s borrowing limit by Dec. 15, when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen…
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House passes expensive social spending bill that now faces big Senate hurdles
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House of Representatives on Friday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion Build Back Better Act, sending the measure to the Senate, where major hurdles could significantly change, or even halt, the legislation. The vote…
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Spending bill vote drags into Friday after top House Republican delivers eight-hour ‘filibuster’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Democrats on Friday will vote to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social welfare spending bill, postponing consideration after the top Republican took control of the floor with an eight-hour speech condemning the legislation…
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Democrats keep punishing Republicans. Will the GOP retaliate?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Democrats voted to strip Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of his two committee assignments, overriding the purview of GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and greatly handicapping Gosar’s ability to represent Arizona’s 4th Congressional District in Congress.…
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Democrats move toward vote on Biden social welfare and climate bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Democrats were preparing on Thursday evening to advance President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, a $1.85 trillion social welfare spending bill they hope will help revive party approval ratings by providing a new…
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Pelosi signals Thursday vote on Biden’s Build Back Better spending bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is aiming for a Thursday vote on the $1.85 trillion social welfare spending bill that lawmakers began debating earlier in the day. The California Democrat said lawmakers would vote…
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DeSantis takes jab at Biden vaccine mandate in Brandon, Florida
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to take a jab at President Joe Biden over vaccine mandates by signing the state’s anti-mandate legislation in the city of Brandon, a name that has come to symbolize opposition…