Policy · 117th Congress
Biden extends student loan repayment pause
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday a 90-day extension of the pause on repayments for federal student loans to May 1, even as congressional Democrats seek further action.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats have few answers on ending losing streak after Manchin’s reconciliation dagger
But on student debt relief, the White House has been firm that payments must resume Feb. 1. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate parliamentarian rejects ‘Plan C’ immigration plan
Democrats and Republicans presented their opposing arguments to MacDonough at a formal meeting Dec. 1 to go over the immigration provisions.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Debt the halls
Jim Ryun, who held the world record for several distances (his 800-meter record, 1:44.3, was an estimated time based on the 1:44.9 he logged in an 880-meter race in 1966 — according to Wikipedia).
Congress · 117th Congress
Optimism waning in Senate about budget reconciliation vote this month
Menendez has said he won’t agree to a revenue-raising SALT plan and favors exemptions for individuals making up to $550,000 and married couples making close to but not above $1 million.
Congress · 117th Congress
Medicare cuts scare helps put debt limit bill on fast track
The bill includes a three-month suspension of the 2 percent Medicare “sequester” that was set to begin on Jan. 1. It would return at 1 percent for the three months following.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate clears expedited debt limit process, Medicare cuts delay
The legislation heading to the White House also would delay Medicare cuts that would otherwise be triggered Jan. 1, including across-the-board reductions to provider reimbursements as well as separate
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes debt limit process, Medicare cuts delay bill
Medicare, farm cuts The debt limit process language is tucked into a bill that would avoid several Medicare cuts that would otherwise be triggered Jan. 1, including across-the-board reductions to
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes compromise defense policy bill
It also would prohibit reductions to the operational capability of any B-1 bomber aircraft squadrons until the Air Force starts fielding the stealth B-21 bomber.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Fear not cheer: That’s the holiday spirit at the Capitol
Little political will exists in Congress to end the last-minute culture that many decry, especially the tradition of blowing past the Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government and instead setting up
Congress · 117th Congress
New stopgap funding bill likely to extend into early 2022
For instance, Democrats point out that in order to meet the 2.7 percent pay raise for troops set to take effect Jan. 1, the rest of the Pentagon budget would need to be cut.
Congress · 117th Congress
Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy
So much of the fiscal focus of the nation in the last 20 years has been, No. 1, of overseas wars, where we’ve spent $8 trillion. No. 2, tax cuts heavily skewed to the wealthiest Americans.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes budget package after cost concerns abate
McCarthy filibuster House passage came Friday morning, after a stemwinder of a speech from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that went for more than 8 1/2 hours — breaking the previous record
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Hitting the road
The count: 297 That’s how many ballots postmarked on or before Monday, Nov. 1, weren’t counted in the special election primaries for Florida’s 20th District because they didn’t arrive at the supervisors
Congress · 117th Congress
Reconciliation talks put some racial equity policies at risk
The reconciliation bill also would change federal contracting law by establishing a $1 billion startup program for small businesses, geared toward giving minority-owned businesses more access to
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate to begin defense policy debate with Biden on the sidelines
James Lankford, R-Okla., submitted an amendment that would block the Pentagon from enforcing its vaccine mandate for servicemembers until any exemption requests filed before Dec. 1, 2022, are resolved.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sanders opposes plan to scrap ‘SALT’ cap, then restore it
Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said the proposal could cut taxes by $475 billion over five years, including lowering taxes for the richest 1 percent of households to below where they
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Biden’s final pitch
Just 33 percent of Democrats approved of “the way Congress is handling its job” in the poll taken Oct. 1-19, down from 55 percent in September.
Congress · 117th Congress
Debt ceiling hangs over Democrats’ legislative home stretch
mark up the revised budget in committee, rather than employ a special “auto discharge” procedure Democrats were able to use for the initial fiscal 2022 budget since the panel didn’t act before an April 1