Pelosi promises ‘strong bipartisan vote’ for $2 trillion stimulus in the House
4 years, 9 months ago

Pelosi promises ‘strong bipartisan vote’ for $2 trillion stimulus in the House

CNN  

Washington CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday predicted that the House will overwhelmingly approve the $2 trillion stimulus package with a “strong bipartisan vote” after the measure passed the Senate late Wednesday night. “I anticipate and feel certain that we will have a strong bipartisan vote,” Pelosi said, touting the changes Democrats were able to secure in the final package. Pelosi argued that “if somebody has a different point of view, they can put it in the record,” adding, “but we’re not worried about that.” Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is viewed as the most likely member to try to force the recorded vote, after indicating publicly his reservations for letting the bill pass by voice vote. Pelosi said House Democrats will “be taking the lead” in crafting the next bill, but emphasized that negotiations should be carried out by the four corners of House and Senate leadership working together.

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Pelosi says Democrats ‘will not let this opportunity pass’ despite Manchin’s stance
3 years ago

Pelosi says Democrats ‘will not let this opportunity pass’ despite Manchin’s stance

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi projected confidence Monday, vowing Democrats will not give up on passing the Build Back Better Act, despite Sen. Joe Manchin saying he will not vote for the package in its current form. I’m not deterred at all.” Asked if there’s any hope left for Build Back Better, Pelosi said, “We never give up,” and …

Biden asks US House to vote for $3tr budget, infrastructure bills
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden asks US House to vote for $3tr budget, infrastructure bills

Al Jazeera  

Democrats appear to be in disarray as leaders press rank-and-file members to vote for Biden’s agenda. Democrats in the United States House of Representatives were careening towards breakthrough votes on two key pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda; a $1.75 trillion spending and tax plan, and a $1.25 trillion infrastructure bill. At the White House on Friday, President Biden was …

Pelosi 'very disappointed' Dems have to cut Biden's $3.5T plan
3 years, 2 months ago

Pelosi 'very disappointed' Dems have to cut Biden's $3.5T plan

Daily Mail  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is 'very disappointed' Democrats will have to trim down their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill after moderates balked at the number, and said the IRS proposal for banks to hand over transaction data would still be included. Pelosi said in a letter Monday night that she had continued discussions on the $3.5 trillion bill, …

Democrats weigh how to shrink their social spending plan and still make big change
3 years, 2 months ago

Democrats weigh how to shrink their social spending plan and still make big change

NPR  

Democrats weigh how to shrink their social spending plan and still make big change Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP As moderate Democrats pressure their party to scale back their partisan $3.5 trillion social spending package, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Tuesday that the way forward could involve shortening the shelf life of several …

'Betrayal': Progressives Rage After Nancy Pelosi Walks Back Infrastructure Promise
3 years, 3 months ago

'Betrayal': Progressives Rage After Nancy Pelosi Walks Back Infrastructure Promise

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Progressive lawmakers erupted on Tuesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked back a key pledge she made to her party months ago ― that all of President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda would move through Congress at the same time. At a private Democratic caucus meeting on Monday, Pelosi told members that passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill …

House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP
3 years, 3 months ago

House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House voted late Tuesday to keep the government funded, suspend the federal debt limit and provide disaster and refugee aid, setting up a high-stakes showdown with Republicans who oppose the package despite the risk of triggering a fiscal crisis. With lawmakers already chiseling away at the $3.5 trillion price tag of President Joe Biden’s broad “build back …

House Dems plan budget vote next week, defying moderates
3 years, 4 months ago

House Dems plan budget vote next week, defying moderates

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Top Democrats plan House votes next week on a budget …

The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote
3 years, 4 months ago

The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote

NPR  

The Senate Approves The $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In A Historic Vote Enlarge this image toggle caption J. David Ake/AP J. David Ake/AP The Senate voted 69-30 Tuesday to approve a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, a historic piece of legislation that could reshape American lives for decades. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., whose leadership in the talks …

The Senate infrastructure bill is almost done. Then Dems get to tear each other apart for real.
55 years ago

The Senate infrastructure bill is almost done. Then Dems get to tear each other apart for real.

Slate  

Jim Newell: Happy Monday, Jordan! So it seems like senators who can get away with supporting this deal are gravitating toward it, while those who are nervous about primary challenges for “enabling” Democrats’ ensuing reconciliation bill are drifting away. Innovation and Competition Act—that would be the bill nobody paid attention to earlier this year that’s designed to subsidize the semiconductor …

US Senate vote advances Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill
3 years, 5 months ago

US Senate vote advances Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Al Jazeera  

In a rare stroke of bipartisanship, Republicans joined Democrats to overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure towards final votes. The United States Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came together and voted to clear a key procedural hurdle, but the action soon stalled out as opponents tried …

Democrats Determined To Avoid Their Old Mistakes With Big COVID-19 Stimulus
3 years, 11 months ago

Democrats Determined To Avoid Their Old Mistakes With Big COVID-19 Stimulus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The last time the U.S. economy suffered a crisis and needed an injection from the federal government, the Democratic Party was fighting with itself over how big rescue legislation should be. He has to not get bogged down in negotiations.” Claire McCaskill, a former moderate Democratic senator from Missouri who was also around in 2009, tweeted on …

Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his Covid-19 relief proposal to focus on poor and middle-class people, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN “I think we can better target the number,” he said, according to the recording. So, …

Senate GOP stalls Democrats’ push for $2,000 stimulus checks
4 years ago

Senate GOP stalls Democrats’ push for $2,000 stimulus checks

LA Times  

On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked an attempt to vote on whether to increase the amount of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. President Trump’s push for bigger, $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out Tuesday in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending …

House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation
4 years ago

House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After President Donald Trump reluctantly signed the coronavirus relief legislation Sunday night, House Democrats still moved ahead Monday with passing new legislation to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 for most Americans, putting Republicans on the record as opposing the increase in direct payments. The House passed the stimulus check legislation 275-134, with 130 Republicans, two Democrats and …

Americans are no closer to new stimulus check as talks descend into finger-pointing
4 years, 1 month ago

Americans are no closer to new stimulus check as talks descend into finger-pointing

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A clearly frustrated Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell used his session-opening speech on Wednesday …

Nancy Pelosi says Mitch McConnell agreed to attach coronavirus relief to upcoming spending bill
4 years, 1 month ago

Nancy Pelosi says Mitch McConnell agreed to attach coronavirus relief to upcoming spending bill

Salon  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced on Friday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had agreed to combine this year's annual omnibus spending bill with a coronavirus relief package, offering hope that stimulus for Americans economically suffering during the pandemic may be on its way. One day after the bill was first unveiled on Tuesday, Pelosi and Senate Minority …

Nancy Pelosi, Mnuchin near a deal, with post-election vote floated
4 years, 2 months ago

Nancy Pelosi, Mnuchin near a deal, with post-election vote floated

Hindustan Times  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she “has a prospect for an agreement” with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on a coronavirus stimulus package, although it may not come together in time to pass both chambers before the Nov. 3 election. Pelosi later said she’s “pretty happy” about the talks, even though there are a few sticking points, like the scale of …

Stimulus update: Trump abruptly scraps talks, punting on economic relief until after Election Day
4 years, 3 months ago

Stimulus update: Trump abruptly scraps talks, punting on economic relief until after Election Day

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has ordered his negotiators to halt talks over a new stimulus package, after the two sides have struggled for months to reach a deal, a stunning move that puts an end to last-ditch efforts for a major economic relief package as millions are reeling from the coronavirus crisis. With lives at stake, we cannot afford …

The US economy needs more help. Congress is too divided to provide it
4 years, 3 months ago

The US economy needs more help. Congress is too divided to provide it

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Small businesses are disappearing. “At this point, a major stimulus package before the election looks like a long shot,” Goldman Sachs economists wrote in a note Friday. ‘Running out of steam’ Goldman Sachs said that Congressional failure to pass additional fiscal stimulus will force the Wall Street bank to downgrade itsUSeconomic growth forecast for the …

New stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment unlikely as Congress fractures over coronavirus relief
4 years, 3 months ago

New stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment unlikely as Congress fractures over coronavirus relief

LA Times  

The congressional stalemate over a new coronavirus relief package grew further entrenched Thursday as Senate Democrats blocked a slimmed-down Republican proposal that they deemed “emaciated” because it did not include another round of $1,200 stimulus checks for Americans, assistance for state governments and other economic aid. “There could be a chance for Pelosi and Schumer and the White House to …

Nancy Pelosi says infrastructure may have to wait past fourth coronavirus bill
4 years, 9 months ago

Nancy Pelosi says infrastructure may have to wait past fourth coronavirus bill

CNN  

Washington CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Democrats could put on hold a host of their infrastructure priorities and instead advance a new stimulus measure that mirrors the historic $2.2 trillion stimulus package President Donald Trump signed into law last week. “POTUS has been clear that if we need to do more from Phase 3, he won’t …

Stimulus package: Senate approves historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears
4 years, 9 months ago

Stimulus package: Senate approves historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Senate on Wednesday approved a historic, $2 trillion stimulus package to provide a jolt to an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, capping days of intense negotiations that produced one of the most expensive and far-reaching measures Congress has ever considered. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Wednesday evening ahead of Senate passage that the House …

US Senate, White House agree on $2 trillion stimulus plan
4 years, 9 months ago

US Senate, White House agree on $2 trillion stimulus plan

Al Jazeera  

US Congress and Trump administration agree to plan to protect economy from coronavirus containment measures. United States senators and Trump administration officials have reached an agreement on a significant economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic, White House official Eric Ueland has said. The package had been expected to include a $500bn fund to help …

Senate passes $2-trillion economic stimulus package
4 years, 9 months ago

Senate passes $2-trillion economic stimulus package

LA Times  

In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the Senate on Wednesday passed a $2-trillion economic stimulus package — the largest ever — designed to pump money directly into Americans’ pockets while also shoring up hospitals, businesses, and state and local governments struggling against the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a time when the American people need their government.” Along with providing a one-time …

Senate Reaches Deal On Massive Coronavirus Relief Bill
4 years, 9 months ago

Senate Reaches Deal On Massive Coronavirus Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― After days of marathon negotiations and a tense shouting match on the Senate floor, lawmakers reached a deal with the Trump administration early Wednesday morning on massive trillion-dollar emergency legislation aimed at propping up the U.S. economy and giving relief to workers hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. “The Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement …

McConnell says Republicans ‘getting close’ to a GOP deal on $1 trillion stimulus ahead of talks with Democrats
4 years, 9 months ago

McConnell says Republicans ‘getting close’ to a GOP deal on $1 trillion stimulus ahead of talks with Democrats

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans are racing to reach a GOP deal on a massive $1 trillion economic stimulus as the coronavirus crisis intensifies, despite facing criticism from Democrats who warn that efforts to swiftly pass a stimulus could be derailed if they are not included in negotiations now. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday said Republicans are “getting …

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