Palestinian aid emerges as sticking point in supplemental talks
But Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pushed back against Gaza aid, saying the Palestinians had no reliable governing entity that could be trusted with it.
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Length of spending caps, debt limit hike mulled as talks begin
Garret Graves, R-La., whom McCarthy tapped to broker talks last month on the GOP bill, told reporters Wednesday that a single year of spending caps could be acceptable under the right conditions.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats race to prep sweeping budget bill for weekend votes
Richard M. Burr, R-N.C., said. “We vote until everybody’s exhausted.” “My sense is that there’s more resolve this time than any of the previous vote-a-ramas,” Cramer said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Ukraine aid, pandemic relief likely to be combined in Senate
John Cornyn, R-Texas, said such a bill could be vetoed by Biden, rendering that strategy ineffective. Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes $55B aid package for restaurants, other businesses
House Small Business Chair Nydia M.
Congress · 117th Congress
Restaurant, ‘hard-hit’ business aid shelved in Senate, for now
Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and there’s been some effort to reconcile differences with the House bill to try to expedite passage in both chambers.
Congress · 117th Congress
Retirement savings bill passes House as Senate deliberates
Scott, D-Va., and ranking member Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.
Congress · 117th Congress
Early morning omnibus filing expected; four-day stopgap prepped
“I think it will be offset, fully,” Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations ranking member Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said, declining to specify the offsets.
Congress · 117th Congress
Partisan skirmishes threaten swift omnibus timetable
Shelby, R-Ala., said. He said he and Appropriations Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., both met with their top staffers for a status update on Monday.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Momentum grows for Senate to take up voting bills ahead of budget package
“That’s not a real compelling reason for a lot of people to be here,” Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., said. Voting rights pressure Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Republicans stall SBA nominee, citing Planned Parenthood loans, Muslim group
Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he objects to Syed’s affiliation with EmgageUSA, a Muslim get-out-the-vote organization.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Pride in product’ colors lawmakers’ view of budget negotiations
Crapo, R-Idaho, because “the legal counsel sit at the table and they are questioned by the senators about what’s in the bill.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Republican senators torpedo Jan. 6 commission
Mike Lee, R-Utah, used his staff to shield him from questions about the commission.
Congress · 117th Congress
Transit, bridge funds knocked out as Senate takes up aid bill
Toomey, R-Pa., and another source familiar with the discussions who couldn’t speak on the record.
Congress · 116th Congress
Fine print issues snag tentative pact on coronavirus relief bill
Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said. Hoyer said he wanted to meet the Friday deadline, but said leaders were prepared to introduce another stopgap measure if necessary.
Policy · 116th Congress
As military rollover deaths increase, families push for change
Vern Buchanan, R-Fla.
Policy · 116th Congress
Rubio raises profile in pandemic, challenges GOP economics
Cardin of Maryland, and House chairwoman, Nydia M. Velázquez of New York., did not respond to a request for comment.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus aid deal down to the ‘fine print,’ Pelosi says
(Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed the delay on Democrats as he announced Tuesday’s session. Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
Congress · 116th Congress
Small-business funds dwindle as virus aid package sputters
Andrew M. Cuomo, from Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s home state of New York — asked for as much as $500 billion in federal aid for states.