Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress’ game of chicken: The debt limit
Congress’ favorite game of chicken, the federal debt limit, has returned, set to be reinstated on Aug. 1.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Infrastructure bill would transform energy, but maybe not enough
Multibillion-dollar natural disasters — events that cost more than $1 billion to clean up — have cost the U.S. an average of $47.6 billion a year from 1980 through 2020, according to the National
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: 1 BIF does not equal BFFs
But the $1 trillion compromise — dubbed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, or BIF — is probably more of an outlier than a sign of things to come, even as the White House dispatched a memo today titled
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What the loss by Trump’s favorite in an all-GOP Texas runoff means
Candidates matter Ellzey outraised Wright by more than $1 million and ran a tireless campaign, flying back and forth from the state capital in Austin to appear at district events and meet with voters
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden wants more housing units as Hill Democrats urge rental aid
A separate bill in Waters’ package would offer 500,000 new vouchers in fiscal 2022 and 1 million each year through fiscal 2025, and then make rental vouchers an entitlement.
Congress · 117th Congress
Worries grow about overseeing billions more in aid to Afghanistan
On June 1, Sopko sent lawmakers and Biden administration officials a white paper requesting, among other things, that the U.S. government “strictly condition” future aid to Afghanistan on his team
Congress · 117th Congress
Justice Department spending bill in limbo over police funds
Commission on Civil Rights, an independent agency funded in the bill, would receive $13 million, Bowman pointed out, of which $1 million is intended for the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Conor Lamb preparing to launch Senate run in August
Arkoosh raised $1 million, followed by Kenyatta with $503,000. Fetterman also led the Democratic field with nearly $3.1 million left in his campaign account as of June 30.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Partisan attacks on losers of past campaigns make little sense
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Congress · 117th Congress
Infrastructure committees ask: What about us?
His five-year surface transportation and water bill, which passed the House on July 1, has effectively been ignored during the process.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats change tack on spending bill floor debate
/p> If they’re able to complete the Commerce-Justice-Science bill this week as well, it would mean the House would have passed 10 of its 12 spending bills needed for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden’s nuclear arms budget ‘minimally sufficient,’ officials say
This year’s NNSA weapons request comes in less than 1 percent higher than the fiscal 2021 level, which would be essentially flat funding before considering inflation’s effects.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats are poised for big wins in Congress. So why the doom and gloom?
Winning a stunning 61 percent of the vote against the ultra-conservative Republican, LBJ helped forge 2-to-1 Democratic margins in both chambers of Congress.
Congress · 117th Congress
Deal reached on $2.1B Capitol security supplemental
Shelby released an 11-page bill totaling $632.9 million the same day, before later agreeing to include some funding for Afghan relocations in a subsequent counteroffer that topped $1 billion.
Policy · 117th Congress
Washington is a lobbying boom town under Biden
changes to elections law, the bill also would reshape how congressional candidates fund their campaigns by instituting an optional public financing system that would match $6 in government money for every $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate bill leaves military sexual assault debate unsettled
House Armed Services subcommittees plan to mark up their portions of the NDAA this week, though the full committee does not plan to finish its work until Sept. 1. Rep.
Congress · 117th Congress
First Jan. 6 select committee hearing gives cops spotlight
Matt Gaetz of Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Louie Gohmert of Texas and Paul Gosar of Arizona will hold a 1 p.m. news conference outside the Justice Department on Tuesday “demanding answers
White House · 117th Congress
Yellen urges lawmakers to act on debt limit in September
Yellen wrote that Treasury will begin taking extraordinary measures on Aug. 1, starting with suspending sales of special state and local government securities, to remain technically within the borrowing
Congress · 117th Congress
Democratic hawks want to go bigger than Biden on defense spending
But aides disclosed Friday that a separate vote was held on the total amount of funding, and they also revealed the final tally: 25-1.