This week in US politics: A government shutdown, a debt ceiling, two big bills and a baseball game
3 years, 2 months ago

This week in US politics: A government shutdown, a debt ceiling, two big bills and a baseball game

ABC  

For a few hours yesterday, America's top politicians put their differences aside and stepped out together for the annual congressional baseball game. Led by Pelosi and Biden, Democrats have been scrambling for the better part of a week now to do four major things: Pass a bill to continue funding the US government beyond today and avert a government shutdown Pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling by mid-October or face the prospect of the US defaulting on its debts Pass a $US1 trillion infrastructure bill, one of Biden's key election promises Pass a $US3.5 trillion economic package, something that progressive Democrats are very keen on Basically, the bases are loaded. The US government is in a familiar position with this one — there have been 14 shutdowns since 1981, the most recent and longest coming in 2019 over Donald Trump's demands for border wall funding. Stopping that $US3.5 trillion bill from sailing through are two names I've told you about in the past — moderate Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin. So Manchin and Sinema won't vote for the $US3.5 trillion economic bill, and progressive Democrats won't vote for the $US1 trillion infrastructure bill unless that bill passes first.

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Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington
4 days, 13 hours ago

Joe Biden signs bills to avert shutdown, ending days of political turmoil in Washington

India Today  

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a bipartisan budget plan just past the deadline and rejected Donald Trump’s core demand in the negotiations. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted lawmakers would “meet our obligations” and not allow …

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
4 days, 13 hours ago

House approves funding bill, sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

New Indian Express  

The new 118-page package would fund the government at current levels through March and adds $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in agricultural assistance to farmers. The federal debt limit expires Jan. 1, and Trump doesn't want the first months of his new administration saddled with tough negotiations in Congress to lift the nation's borrowing capacity. “Congress must …

‘Hell No!’: Democrats ‘unified’ against reworked funding bill more favorable to Trump
5 days, 2 hours ago

‘Hell No!’: Democrats ‘unified’ against reworked funding bill more favorable to Trump

Raw Story  

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has crafted a replacement spending bill to prevent a government shutdown at 12:01 AM on Saturday. "A pretty clean test is coming of Trump's sway with Republicans," reports Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, referring to how many in the GOP will vote for the bill. Politico columnist Jonathan Martin earlier Thursday called the debt ceiling increase a …

House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement
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5 days, 13 hours ago

House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is shrouded in haze in Washington, DC, the United States, on June 7, 2023. WASHINGTON -- The US House of Representatives failed on Thursday to pass a new Republican spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump sank a bipartisan stopgap bill, leaving lawmakers just one day to approve new funding to avert a government shutdown. The vote …

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to Biden, averting a shutdown
5 days, 13 hours ago

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to Biden, averting a shutdown

LA Times  

“If there is going to be a shutdown of government, let it begin now,” President-elect Donald Trump posted on social media. Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new …

"Call their bluff": Trump, Vance urge GOP lawmakers to vote down emergency government funding bill
1 week ago

"Call their bluff": Trump, Vance urge GOP lawmakers to vote down emergency government funding bill

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump is urging members of his party to vote down a resolution that would fund the federal government into March. In a joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance shared by Vance on social media, the incoming executives said that Republican legislators should "call bluff" of congressional Democrats and push for a new resolution that doesn't include spending …

Will US lawmakers avert looming government shutdown? All you need to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Will US lawmakers avert looming government shutdown? All you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Hardline Republicans urging deep spending cuts are bringing US gov’t to brink of shutdown as October 1 deadline looms. On Tuesday, the administration of US President Joe Biden, a Democrat, labelled the situation an “extreme Republican shutdown”, saying it would also disrupt US national security. Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a key ally of former President Donald Trump who …

Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
1 year, 4 months ago

Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be able to avoid a partial government shutdown this fall. “We should not fear a government shutdown,” said Rep. Bob Good, R-Va. “Most of the American people won’t even miss if the government is shut down …

Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
1 year, 4 months ago

Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall

LA Times  

Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on Thursday as the House prepares to leave for its August recess. “Most of the American people won’t even miss if the government is shut down temporarily.” Many House Republicans disagree with that assessment. Shortly thereafter, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy argued the numbers he negotiated with the White House …

'Productive' Talks No Deal Yet: What Is US Debt Ceiling, Over Which US Lawmakers Have Locked Horns?
1 year, 7 months ago

'Productive' Talks No Deal Yet: What Is US Debt Ceiling, Over Which US Lawmakers Have Locked Horns?

ABP News  

US President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have called their latest round of negotiations on the debt ceiling “productive”, but they still haven’t reached a deal to avoid looming debt default. The US Treasury departments websites say that the debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorised to borrow to …

US House of Representatives passes debt bill, faces Biden veto
1 year, 7 months ago

US House of Representatives passes debt bill, faces Biden veto

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration has called on House Speaker McCarthy to instead raise the debt ceiling ‘without conditions’. The Republican-led House of Representatives has passed a bill that would boost the United States’s $31.4 trillion federal debt ceiling in exchange for slashing government spending, including programmes championed by Democratic President Joe Biden. But the bill’s success in the Congress’s lower chamber …

Expanding US Debt Ceiling: Biden Warns Republicans Against Using Issue as Political Football
1 year, 11 months ago

Expanding US Debt Ceiling: Biden Warns Republicans Against Using Issue as Political Football

News 18  

The White House on Wednesday said that President Joe Biden will not negotiate with Republican hardline conservatives over their “risky and dangerous” opposition to expanding the US debt limit. “It should not be used as a political football.” The world’s biggest economy is on the brink of severe disruption with Republicans threatening to refuse the usual annual rubber stamping of …

Democratic leaders promised Manchin a bill. But who’s going to vote for it?
2 years, 3 months ago

Democratic leaders promised Manchin a bill. But who’s going to vote for it?

Slate  

The last must-pass item on Congress’ agenda before members and senators peace out for campaign season is a dinky little bill to fund the government for a couple of months. Sounds easy enough—except for a wee promise Democratic leaders made to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. Democratic leaders are trying to pass it by attaching it to the government-funding bill, …

Manchin’s big energy deal draws pushback from many Dems
2 years, 3 months ago

Manchin’s big energy deal draws pushback from many Dems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats desperately needed the vote of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to get their signature legislative priority across the finish. To help land his support for a bill hailed by advocacy groups as the biggest investment ever in curbing climate change, Manchin said he secured a commitment from President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders to move a …

U.S. Congress passes climate, health bill — a Joe Biden triumph
2 years, 4 months ago

U.S. Congress passes climate, health bill — a Joe Biden triumph

The Hindu  

A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill, handing President Joe Biden a back-from-the-dead triumph on coveted priorities that the party hopes will bolster their prospects for keeping their hold on Congress in November's elections. “Today is a day of celebration, a day we take another giant step in our momentous agenda," said …

House Passes Democrats’ Sweeping Climate And Health Bill
2 years, 4 months ago

House Passes Democrats’ Sweeping Climate And Health Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats gave President Joe Biden a big win for his economic and environmental agenda Friday as the House passed a sweeping bill to fight climate change, make seniors’ drugs cheaper and boost taxes on corporations. The bill was sharply pared back from the “Build Back Better” bill that passed the House last year and was stalled by …

Manchin REJECTS claim that Democrats' spending bill hikes taxes, vows to speak with Kyrsten Sinema
2 years, 4 months ago

Manchin REJECTS claim that Democrats' spending bill hikes taxes, vows to speak with Kyrsten Sinema

Daily Mail  

West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin on Monday rejected the findings of a study that claimed his party's latest spending proposal would raise taxes on Americans in every income bracket. West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin spoke to reporters on Monday amid negotiations over his party's latest attempt at passing a budget bill without Republican support Manchin said the bill …

Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’
2 years, 10 months ago

Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin declared Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s vast social and environment bill is “dead,” using his strongest language to date to underscore that any revival of Democrats’ top domestic priorities would have to arise from negotiations that are now moribund. “What Build Back Better bill?” Manchin said Tuesday, using the legislation’s name, when reporters asked about …

Opinion: Why Manchin torpedoed Biden’s big bill
3 years ago

Opinion: Why Manchin torpedoed Biden’s big bill

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Charlie Dent is a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who served as chair of the House Ethics Committee from 2015 until 2017 and chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies from 2015 until 2018. Charlie Dent CNN Who can forget McCain’s dramatic “thumbs down” moment on the US Senate floor when …

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no'
3 years ago

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no'

NPR  

Democrats plan to vote on the social spending bill, despite Manchin's 'no' Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP A day after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., appeared to torpedo chances of its passage, the Senate majority leader said he still intends to bring the Biden administration's proposed $2 trillion social and climate program bill up for …

Manchin not backing Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it
3 years ago

Manchin not backing Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he cannot back his party’s signature $2 trillion social and environment bill, dealing a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s leading domestic initiative heading into an election year when Democrats’ narrow hold on Congress was already in peril. Manchin told “Fox News Sunday” that after five-and-half months of negotiations among Democrats …

Biden signs bill hiking US borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion
3 years ago

Biden signs bill hiking US borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding a potentially catastrophic default and resolving the turbulent issue until after the 2022 midterm elections. The House voted early Wednesday to raise the debt limit, amid urgent warnings from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that further delay would jeopardize the full faith …

Time is no ally as Dems strain to finish Biden’s $2T bill
3 years ago

Time is no ally as Dems strain to finish Biden’s $2T bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — If President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social and environment package was a Broadway show, its seven months on Congress’ stage could qualify it as a hit. “You let things sit around here, particularly past a Christmas vacation and into an election year, and that is toxic,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., a leader of her party’s progressives. “We …

Beyond Manchin: Dems’ $2T bill faces Senate gauntlet
3 years, 1 month ago

Beyond Manchin: Dems’ $2T bill faces Senate gauntlet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It took half a year but Democrats have driven President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion package of social and climate initiatives through the House. A GOP move to erase the measure’s higher tax deductions for state and local taxes could let them accuse Democrats of protecting the rich, the chief beneficiaries of those deductions. THE MANCHIN FACTOR Senate changes …

Biden’s $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill closer to law
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill closer to law

Al Jazeera  

Democrats clear way for vote on measures including free preschool for all 3 and 4-year-olds. Democrats in the United States House of Representatives on Thursday advanced President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill — despite a non-partisan arbiter’s finding that it would add to the deficit. Earlier, the Congressional Budget Office said the legislation would increase federal budget deficits …

Joe Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, His Second Major Accomplishment, Into Law
3 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, His Second Major Accomplishment, Into Law

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden on Monday signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law, his second major legislative accomplishment as president following the coronavirus relief package earlier this year, and one Democrats are hoping will lift his shaky political standing ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Biden hailed the bill as “proof that despite the cynics, Democrats and Republicans …

Biden signs historic $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden signs historic $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill

LA Times  

Biden said the legislation will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost its economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden on Monday signed a historic $1-trillion bipartisan bill that he said will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost the nation’s economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rob Portman of Ohio who said he hoped …

WATCH: House passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden's agenda
3 years, 1 month ago

WATCH: House passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden's agenda

Raw Story  

The House late Friday approved a roughly $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in a major victory for President Joe Biden's agenda. "The vote hands Biden a victory on a major bipartisan bill, but one that took months to get through Congress and revealed deep divisions in the Democratic Party." "However, moderates and progressives spent months going back and forth over …

US Congress passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill
3 years, 1 month ago

US Congress passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Al Jazeera  

Biden will now oversee the biggest upgrade of America’s roads, railways and other transportation infrastructure in a generation. After a daylong standoff, Democrats set aside divisions between progressives and centrists to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a package of highway, broadband and other infrastructure improvements, sending it to US President Joe Biden to sign into law. Biden on Saturday …

Biden’s big bill on brink of House votes, but fights remain
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s big bill on brink of House votes, but fights remain

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats in the House appear on the verge of advancing President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion-and-growing domestic policy package alongside a companion $1 trillion infrastructure bill in what would be a dramatic political accomplishment — if they can push it to passage. After months of negotiations, House passage of the big bill would be a crucial step, sending to …

Democrats Vow To Speed Legislative Agenda After Losses In Virginia And New Jersey
3 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Vow To Speed Legislative Agenda After Losses In Virginia And New Jersey

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The stunning election results in Virginia statewide races and in New Jersey local contests, in which Republicans romped to victory, bolster the argument for passage of President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda as quickly as possible, Democratic senators said Wednesday. Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said the election results in both states …

Joe Manchin throws last-minute wrench in Democrats' infrastructure negotiations
3 years, 1 month ago

Joe Manchin throws last-minute wrench in Democrats' infrastructure negotiations

Salon  

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — who has, along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, emerged as one of the two most prominent Democrats to hold up President Joe Biden's legislative package — signaled on Monday that he may not be ready to back the already-watered down agenda. Despite offering hope to Biden supporters last week, Manchin now claims …

McConnell says he won’t help Dems raise debt limit again
3 years, 2 months ago

McConnell says he won’t help Dems raise debt limit again

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday he would not again help Democrats extend the government’s borrowing authority, raising fresh doubts about how Congress will avert a federal default when a temporary patch expires in December. McConnell issued his warning in a letter to President Joe Biden a day after the Senate approved a $480 billion boost in …

Dems edge toward pared-down spending plan to boost support
3 years, 2 months ago

Dems edge toward pared-down spending plan to boost support

Associated Press  

HOWELL, Mich. — President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats edged closer to agreement Tuesday on how sharply to cut back his ambitious social spending plan, even as the president made a public case that the package will help keep the nation from losing its “edge” in global competitiveness. In his speech at a union training facility, Biden called opponents of …

Bitterness festers as Democrats try again to pass Biden’s economic agenda
3 years, 2 months ago

Bitterness festers as Democrats try again to pass Biden’s economic agenda

CNN  

CNN — A bitter duel between progressives and Senate centrists last week laid bare the mistrust, philosophical divides and practical governing constraints rocking Washington Democrats. Liberal Democrats put an undeniable stamp on Washington by refusing to cave to moderates and blocking a bipartisan $1.2 infrastructure plan without securing a sweeping $3.5 trillion social spending and climate bill in return. And …

Manchin breaks with party leaders over strategy on debt ceiling and Biden’s economic package
3 years, 2 months ago

Manchin breaks with party leaders over strategy on debt ceiling and Biden’s economic package

CNN  

CNN — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday pushed back on several politically sensitive positions his party leaders are taking at a crucial time for President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda. Manchin said that Democrats “shouldn’t rule out anything,” including a budget process that Democratic leaders have made clear they will not employ. But we cannot – and I want people …

Vote on Biden’s twin spending bills delayed anew amid impasse
3 years, 2 months ago

Vote on Biden’s twin spending bills delayed anew amid impasse

Al Jazeera  

US president makes rare visit to Congress but gesture fails to convince Democrats to compromise on twin spending bills. Democrats in the US Congress have withdrawn a planned vote on a $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill to transform the United States’s transport networks and broadband access, as lawmakers refused for a second day running to unite behind a twin spending bill estimated …

EXPLAINER: Drama, deadlines as Congress weighs Biden agenda
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Drama, deadlines as Congress weighs Biden agenda

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The drama and deadlines driving action on Capitol Hill right now can be disorienting. Democrats are trying to pass more than $4 trillion in infrastructure and social programs at the center of President Joe Biden’s agenda — and at the same time avert a government shutdown and prevent a federal default that could send financial markets crashing. McConnell …

Joe Biden faces defining moment in US presidency
3 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden faces defining moment in US presidency

Al Jazeera  

With Biden’s job approval sliding, the US president needs a win in Congress where Democrats are divided on his agenda. With Biden’s majorities in the House and Senate in peril, “you’d feel better about Democrats’ chances if his approval rating was more like it was two months ago than it is now,” Kondik told Al Jazeera. As many as 30 …

Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — It’s a consequential week for President Joe Biden’s agenda, as Democratic leaders delicately trim back his $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” package to win over remaining lawmakers and work to quickly pass legislation to avoid a federal shutdown. “Let me just say, it’s an eventful week,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday on ABC’s “This …

Fears of a US gov’t shutdown as Republicans block spending bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Fears of a US gov’t shutdown as Republicans block spending bill

Al Jazeera  

The United States is facing a potential federal government shutdown by the end of the week after Senate Republicans on Monday blocked an emergency spending bill. Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi, reporting from Washington, DC, said a federal government shutdown would mean “no money for employing people – therefore all but essential staff will be furloughed without pay”. “The bill that …

US Democrats face consequential week on infrastructure overhaul
3 years, 2 months ago

US Democrats face consequential week on infrastructure overhaul

Al Jazeera  

The United States Congress is set to consider two pieces of key infrastructure legislation in the coming days, in a week for Democrats that is expected to have wide-ranging implications for the presidency of Joe Biden and next year’s midterm elections. Democrats’ ability to unify behind two infrastructure bills – one a $1 trillion package aimed at physical infrastructure, the …

Is a government shutdown coming?
3 years, 3 months ago

Is a government shutdown coming?

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. The timeline and the tactics of government spending – past, present and future – will converge in a series of hard and soft deadlines and one massive partisan standoff over the next month, and the end result could be any combination of: A government shutdown, where certain public services …

Manchin, Sanders At Odds Over Biden's $3.5 Trillion Economic Bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Manchin, Sanders At Odds Over Biden's $3.5 Trillion Economic Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday said he will not give fellow Democrats the vote needed to pass President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic rebuilding plan. Instead, he suggested that the deal be cut by more than half, which Sen. Bernie Sanders panned as “absolutely not acceptable.” In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the …

Joe Manchin says he won’t support $3.5 trillion economic bill, but would support closer to $1.5 trillion
3 years, 3 months ago

Joe Manchin says he won’t support $3.5 trillion economic bill, but would support closer to $1.5 trillion

CNN  

CNN — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he will not support the $3.5 trillion price tag for the economic bill that would expand the nation’s social safety net and that “there’s no way” Congress can meet the timeline set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pass it. “ will not have my vote on $3.5 and Chuck knows that, …

Policy center says debt limit could be hit in mid-October
3 years, 3 months ago

Policy center says debt limit could be hit in mid-October

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The government will likely face an unprecedented default on its debt obligations between mid-October and mid-November, a Washington think tank said Friday, seconding a warning earlier this week from the Treasury. The “X Date,” the date when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will run out of maneuvering room to avoid hitting the debt limit if Congress does not act, …

Manchin lays out long list of demands as key Senate chairs move to win his vote
3 years, 3 months ago

Manchin lays out long list of demands as key Senate chairs move to win his vote

CNN  

CNN — In the Senate, all roads lead to Joe Manchin. As she met with her members on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Washington Sen. Patty Murray, who chairs the panel, also talked privately with Manchin to hear his concerns about provisions on free community college and universal pre-K – issues that are also central to President …

Nancy Pelosi rejects Manchin’s call for a ‘pause,’ shows little willingness to pare back $3.5 trillion bill
3 years, 3 months ago

Nancy Pelosi rejects Manchin’s call for a ‘pause,’ shows little willingness to pare back $3.5 trillion bill

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday rebuffed a demand from Sen. Joe Manchin to take a “strategic pause” on a $3.5 trillion economic package, making clear that she was moving on an aggressive timeline to push the measure through this month and setting up a clash with moderate Democrats eager to pare back the price tag. Pressed earlier …

Column: Today’s deficit fears are baloney, as they always have been
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: Today’s deficit fears are baloney, as they always have been

LA Times  

Sen. Joe Manchin is out again Friday with another screed in the Wall Street Journal against deficit spending, this time framed as an attack on the $3.5-trillion spending bill favored by his Democratic colleagues in Congress. — Economic commentator Barry Ritholtz Never mind that there are absolutely no signs in the real world of an overheating economy, and that since …

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