Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats begin push-pull process on budget
House plan uncertain Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., initially proposed spending $6 trillion but agreed to $3.5 trillion in a compromise with his colleagues.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Democratic security supplemental would also aid Afghan allies
Leahy, D-Vt., introduced Monday in response to the Jan. 6 riot, would increase the number of authorized Afghan special immigrant visas from 26,500 to 46,500.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress has a long to-do list this summer
And lawmakers and staff returning to the Capitol on Monday will notice one big change: No more fencing around the grounds, for the first time since the Jan. 6 attacks, after workers removed it over the
Policy · 117th Congress
Whistleblowers detail poor hygiene for migrant kids at Texas site
They also said the contractors “seemed to view their job more as crowd control than youth care,” describing instances in which contractors woke children up at 6 a.m. with a bullhorn.
Policy · 117th Congress
Political spending proposals gain traction in proxy season
A renewed focus on corporate spending in politics after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could also make the ESG landscape even more precarious for the party.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Yes, I do belong here’: AAPI staffers on a tough year working for Congress
“It was also a year where we had to process the George Floyd protests, Jan. 6 … Those are all incidents that affected our members very deeply,” says Lin, who serves as president of the group of roughly
Campaigns · 117th Congress
In competitive seat and weighing a Senate run, Rep. Conor Lamb’s voting the party line more often
“I believe the filibuster has to go,” Lamb tweeted last month after Senate Republicans filibustered a bill that would have created an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection
Congress · 117th Congress
Yarmuth: House budget blueprint won’t veer too far from Senate’s
Sanders, I-Vt., has pitched options adding up to about $6 trillion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sanders budget plan would spend more, tax less than Biden
circulating on and off Capitol Hill, the plan under development by Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders would overshoot Biden’s proposed spending by nearly $1.6 trillion over a decade, for a hair under $6
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats discussing roughly $6 trillion budget plan
A massive filibuster-proof budget reconciliation package worth as much as $6 trillion over a decade — of which half could be deficit-financed — is taking shape within the Senate Democratic caucus, according
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s holdup of border wall funding didn’t violate law, GAO rules
Bagenstos said in a May 6 letter to GAO. Instead, the administration “had to make choices about how to prioritize the use of the specifically appropriated funds that remained.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Hill staffers expect infrastructure bill to pass, but little else
Nearly 6 in 10 of the Democratic respondents said they expected Congress would pass a slightly scaled-back bill, with the rest expecting passage with more significant downsizing.
White House · 117th Congress
Maybe Biden is a moderate after all
Republican senators on May 28 filibustered for the first time this Congress, blocking consideration of a bill to create a commission to study the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol because they fear it would hurt
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats shut out of runoff in bid for open Texas seat
Marine veteran who campaigned as an anti-Trump Republican, got $17,000 in support from Veterans for Responsible Leadership, a nonpartisan group that has condemned veterans who were involved in the January 6
White House · 117th Congress
Beyond policy, Biden’s first address to Congress about preserving democracy
Neither Gibson nor Walker were in their roles on Jan. 6, when a violent insurrection overwhelmed the Capitol during the most recent joint session prior to Wednesday night.
Policy · 117th Congress
Change of government and political turmoil keep lobbyists busy, disclosures show
This quarter began with the violent Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and many corporations suspending their political donations in response.
Congress · 117th Congress
The GOP’s fallout with big business is already mending
Even before Trump supporters invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6 after listening to an incendiary speech by the then-president, many companies and corporate executives had shifted campaign contributions to Democrats
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate moves toward bipartisan endgame on AAPI hate crimes legislation
Schumer said he wanted to maintain bipartisan momentum after the Senate voted 92-6 to start the quick floor action on the bill, aimed at countering rising anti-Asian hate crime.
Opinion · 117th Congress
They hated him before they respected him
According to the Dec. 20, 2008, NBC News poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R), when self-identified Democrats were asked about their feelings toward Bush, only 6
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending March 19, 2021
H&M closed its Union Station location on March 6. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) Sen.