Congress · 116th Congress
Census deadlines dispute hangs up stopgap funding talks
Negotiations on government funding to avoid partial shutdown starting Oct. 1 have hit a rocky patch over a Democratic push to postpone 2020 census-related deadlines.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Biden budget policies would grow deficits by $2 trillion, study says
Deficits are hardly a top priority of voters now, as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters and Congress contemplates another $1 trillion or more in relief aid.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
COVID-19 tests unions’ ability to deliver votes, manpower, money to Democrats
Young expects the coronavirus to take $1 million out of UFCW Local 1776’s $21 million budget.
Policy · 116th Congress
Divide between Democrats, Republicans widens over coronavirus relief
After Labor Day, Senate Republicans are expected to take up a “skinny” version of a pandemic relief package that is likely well under $1 trillion.
Policy · 116th Congress
Citizenship delays may keep many immigrants from fall vote
That’s about 1 in 10 Americans, a record high.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump administration requests funds for agencies hurt by the pandemic
of Management and Budget on Wednesday requested dozens more adjustments in spending in a continuing resolution that would extend fiscal 2020 spending levels into the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Three candidates shape vigorous contest for House Foreign Affairs gavel
[jwp-video n=”1″] In an interview, Castro acknowledged that the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, under the leadership of Rep.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Trump speech filled with falsehoods
for most of those middle- and lower-income households—on average, only a fraction of a percent of their after-tax income—and we estimate that 80 percent of the new tax revenue would come from the top 1
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What a ‘Biden-Warren’ policy agenda could look like
It’s unclear what the ultimate impact on Social Security finances would be, even with such a big influx of cash — nearly $1 trillion in the first decade alone, according to the Tax Policy Center.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Questioning economic and tax claims
That would support a claim that Trump’s tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks boosted the growth by 1 percentage point above expectations in 2018 before weakening in 2019.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress faces tough call next month on stopgap funding length
[jwp-video n=”1″] Observers of the process are already speculating Speaker Nancy Pelosi is laying plans for a March CR when lawmakers return after Labor Day.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: First night speakers spin
In fact, the Republican tax law largely benefitted the wealthy, while the Biden proposed tax increases would fall mainly on the top 1% of taxpayers. Sen.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Biden speech needs context on pandemic, tax cuts and Social Security
Most of the individual income tax provisions expire after 2025, which will then shift most of the tax benefits to the top 1%.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Blanket COVID-19 liability shield will cost taxpayers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Eliminating liability takes away a critical tool for holding corporations accountable to the individuals putting themselves at risk to keep the economy moving.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
A reality check on Joe Biden’s Democratic convention promises
Reality: Biden is referring to Trump’s executive memo, which orders the Treasury to not collect the 6.2 percent payroll tax from employees beginning Sept. 1 through the end of the year.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden would largely discard Trump’s foreign policies on Day 1
Democrats, particularly the party’s left flank, also want to push for the reallocation of national security spending, including a $1 trillion initiative to modernize the nuclear arsenal.
Congress · 116th Congress
Blue Dogs call for restart of relief negotiations
, which the group plans to send to congressional leaders later Thursday or Friday, notes that “there is also considerable common ground” between a $3.4 trillion measure the House passed in May and a $1
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Even with one-party rule, Biden health care plan is no slam dunk
[jwp-video n=”1″] Agenda hinges on Democratic Congress Still, it would be a significant lift for a Democratic Congress to adopt Biden’s plan.
Congress · 116th Congress
Scaled-back GOP aid package would write off $10 billion postal loan
A House relief package that passed in May would provide almost $1 trillion in state and local aid, several times the $150 billion figure that the White House has said it would support.
Congress · 116th Congress
Progressives eye ‘sea change’ at powerful House committee
The two Democrats face off in a debate Monday in advance of Massachusetts’ Sept. 1 primary. Neal has outraised Morse 4-to-1 and remains heavily favored.