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 close” to a deal and has outlined a plan that would involve Republicans coming to an agreement before going to Democrats in an attempt to forge a bipartisan consensus. “House and Senate leaders, majority and minority, plus the White House.” “The process that Leader McConnell has outlined,” Schumer said, “is too cumbersome, too partisan and will take far too long given the urgency and need for cooperation.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a similar point during a conference call on Wednesday with House Democratic leadership and committee chairs of jurisdiction focused on next steps for coronavirus response. He said there is a great sense of “urgency” among all Republicans “to get something to the floor to vote on, to reassure people they will have paychecks.” CNN has obtained a two-page memo from the US Treasury detailing its recommendations for the phase three coronavirus stimulus package.

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U.S. Senate passes government funding bill, averting shutdown
9 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Senate passes government funding bill, averting shutdown

Raw Story  

The U.S. Congress approved a funding bill Saturday in a rare show of cross-party unity, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a damaging partial government shutdown. Senators missed a midnight deadline to pass the $1.2 trillion package to keep the lights on in several key government agencies but voted in the early hours to pass a resolution that …

Congressional leaders sell $1.2 trillion spending package to members before shutdown deadline
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congressional leaders sell $1.2 trillion spending package to members before shutdown deadline

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders from both parties looked to put a positive light on a $1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working to approve before funding expires at midnight Friday for a host of key government agencies. “I think the final product is something that we were able to achieve a lot of key provisions in, and wins, and …

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats
11 months ago

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats

LA Times  

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings. Forcing the showdown with Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said earlier that he would try to salvage the wartime funding, and would next push ahead on a crucial test vote for tens …

Senate passes temporary spending bill to keep government open through Dec. 23
2 years ago

Senate passes temporary spending bill to keep government open through Dec. 23

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged lawmakers to support Thursday’s stopgap measure. “Negotiations keep trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot of work left to do and not enough time to do it, unless we extend government funding for another week,” he said. “Negotiations keep trending in the right direction, but we still have a lot …

Democrats say they’ve reached agreement on economic package
2 years, 5 months ago

Democrats say they’ve reached agreement on economic package

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats have agreed to eleventh-hour changes to their marquee economic legislation, they announced late Thursday, clearing the major impediment to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s paramount election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he believed his party’s energy, environment, health and tax compromise “will receive the support of …

Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding
3 years, 3 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 …

Joe Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill
3 years, 4 months ago

Joe Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill

CNN  

CNN — Sen. Joe Manchin, the most pivotal Democratic swing vote in the Senate, threw a major wrench in his party’s carefully crafted plans to pass a massive $3.5 trillion bill by month’s end, demanding they take a “strategic pause” before considering a sweeping bill to implement much of President Joe Biden’s agenda. Manchin, who has long been skeptical of …

House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
3 years, 4 months ago

House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track. The 220-212 vote Tuesday was a first move toward drafting Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan this fall, and the narrow outcome, in the face …

US House passes Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan after deal with moderates
3 years, 4 months ago

US House passes Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion budget plan after deal with moderates

India TV News  

Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle Tuesday, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track. The 220-212 vote was a first move toward drafting Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan this fall, and the narrow outcome, in the face of unanimous Republican …

Here Are 5 Hurdles That Democrats Face Now For Their $3.5 Trillion Budget
3 years, 4 months ago

Here Are 5 Hurdles That Democrats Face Now For Their $3.5 Trillion Budget

NPR  

Here Are 5 Hurdles That Democrats Face Now For Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Senate struggled for months to get agreement and ultimately a bipartisan vote to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure package. Sponsor Message The proposal — which would expand health care coverage, fund universal pre-K and free …

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 …

Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement
3 years, 5 months ago

Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they’d reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade, paving the way for their drive to pour federal resources into climate change, health care and family-service programs sought by President Joe Biden. We’re going to get this done for the sake of making average Americans’ lives …

Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan
3 years, 6 months ago

Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as negotiators try to strike a nearly $1 trillion deal on President Joe Biden’s top priority, according to those briefed on the plan. “We are discussing our approach with our respective colleagues, and the White House, and remain optimistic that this can …

Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With Senate GOP Group, Saying Its Plan Fell Short
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With Senate GOP Group, Saying Its Plan Fell Short

NPR  

Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With Senate GOP Group, Saying Its Plan Fell Short Enlarge this image toggle caption T.J. Kirkpatrick/Pool/Getty Images T.J. Kirkpatrick/Pool/Getty Images President Biden on Tuesday turned down the latest offer on an infrastructure deal from Senate Republicans, moving the debate on one of the president's chief domestic priorities into a new phase. Biden put the kibosh on …

Joe Manchin defends effort to stall Democrats’ stimulus plan
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Manchin defends effort to stall Democrats’ stimulus plan

CNN  

Washington CNN — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday defended his role in stalling the Senate’s passage of President Joe Biden’s massive stimulus plan for hours into the weekend, saying he was pushing for a “fair compromise” on a tax provision for unemployment benefits. The West Virginia Democrat played a key role in the Senate’s passage of the $1.9 trillion …

Biden signs off on tighter eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden signs off on tighter eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden has agreed to moderate Democrats’ demands to narrow eligibility for the $1,400 stimulus payments included in the $1.9 trillion pandemic-relief bill, according to a Democratic aide. A separate push by moderates to trim the $400-a-week supplemental unemployment benefits in the bill that the House passed last week to $300 won’t be included in what is initially brought …

Biden eager to ‘act fast’ on $1.9T plan even without Republicans
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden eager to ‘act fast’ on $1.9T plan even without Republicans

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden warned that Americans are hurting too badly to wait for partisan negotiations as Friday’s weak jobs report shows the country’s recovery is at real risk of stalling. President Joe Biden gave his strongest indication yet that he will push for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan without Republican support, saying that a weak jobs report …

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, …

Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden panned a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan as insufficient Tuesday as Senate Democrats pushed ahead, voting to launch a process that could approve his sweeping rescue package on their own, if Republicans refuse to support it. As the White House reaches for a bipartisan bill, Democrats marshaled their ever-slim Senate majority, …

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 Republicans block Democrats’ $2,000 stimulus check proposal, defying Trump in rare Christmas Eve session
4 years ago

House Republicans block Democrats’ $2,000 stimulus check proposal, defying Trump in rare Christmas Eve session

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 House Republicans went on the official record on Christmas Eve …

US lawmakers set to vote on $900 bn Covid relief package deal
4 years ago

US lawmakers set to vote on $900 bn Covid relief package deal

Live Mint  

US lawmakers agreed on pandemic spending powers for the Federal Reserve late Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported, clearing the way for a vote on a roughly $900 billion Covid-19 relief package for millions of Americans. The deal would maintain the central bank's ability to set up emergency lending programs without congressional approval, the Journal said, but the Fed would …

Stimulus checks: Hill leaders eye second round of aid as part of $900 billion Covid relief deal
4 years ago

Stimulus checks: Hill leaders eye second round of aid as part of $900 billion Covid relief deal

CNN  

Washington CNN — Congressional leaders, after months of a bitter stalemate and as millions of Americans have been eager for relief, are finally indicating they’re nearing a deal on a new rescue package that could pass both chambers within days. The price tag for a stimulus deal could be close to $900 billion, a source familiar tells CNN, though many …

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 …

Pelosi, Trump trade blame on Covid-19 stimulus talks
4 years, 2 months ago

Pelosi, Trump trade blame on Covid-19 stimulus talks

Live Mint  

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House traded blame for the latest stall in negotiations on a new coronavirus stimulus as pessimism built at the Capitol that anything could be accomplished before Election Day. Despite White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows telling reporters he hoped an accord could be reached “in the next day or so,” Senate …

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 …

Inside the GOP's plan to destroy the Biden presidency
4 years, 2 months ago

Inside the GOP's plan to destroy the Biden presidency

Raw Story  

The Republican Party may be facing an uphill battle to retain control of the Senate but, for the time being, they are already laying the groundwork to make Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's job quite difficult if he is elected in November. Sargent wrote, "The short version: A Senate GOP strategist privately confided to Bloomberg that a key Republican goal …

Trump tells reps to postpone stimulus talks until after election
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump tells reps to postpone stimulus talks until after election

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday told his representatives to stop negotiating with Democrats in Congress over a new round of coronavirus relief aid until after the November 3 election. He then wrote: “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses …

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 …

Republicans pump brakes on new Covid stimulus spending
4 years, 7 months ago

Republicans pump brakes on new Covid stimulus spending

CNN  

Washington CNN — Top Republicans on Capitol Hill are pumping the brakes on new coronavirus stimulus spending days after House Democrats pushed forward with a sweeping relief package, underscoring a deep partisan divide as the nation grapples with the pandemic. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, said Tuesday that he does not currently see a need for another …

Democrats seeking Senate seats grapple with how to campaign amid a pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Democrats seeking Senate seats grapple with how to campaign amid a pandemic

CNN  

CNN — When asked how much blame he thought President Donald Trump shared for the spread of coronavirus, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said, “I think in a crisis you don’t want to divide people.” The Democratic Senate candidate then blurted out, “I can’t restrain myself.” He had to mention the country’s lack of testing. In North Carolina, Cal Cunningham …

Democrats and GOP on collision course over new emergency relief package
4 years, 9 months ago

Democrats and GOP on collision course over new emergency relief package

CNN  

CNN — Democratic leaders are on a collision course with top Republicans over the next round of emergency funding to help the struggling economy, with the two sides at odds over the scope of a package that GOP leaders are pushing to immediately approve in the Senate. The latest round of jockeying came after the White House proposed an additional …

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 …

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 Democrats stop GOP's "corporate bailout" one more time — can they hold firm?
4 years, 9 months ago

Senate Democrats stop GOP's "corporate bailout" one more time — can they hold firm?

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The procedural motion on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act — which one Senate Democrat derided as a "show vote" — failed by a margin of 49-46 with just one Democrat, Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, joining Republicans in voting yes. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who was quick to blame …

Senate partisanship boils over as stimulus talks stall
4 years, 9 months ago

Senate partisanship boils over as stimulus talks stall

LA Times  

Senate Republicans and Democrats grew visibly angry and emotional on the Senate floor Monday as negotiations over a financial rescue package appeared to stall, even as Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin were close to a final agreement. Democrats “have to stop asking for things that have no relationship to what we’re …

Negotiators race for a stimulus deal, but ‘significant outstanding issues’ remain
4 years, 9 months ago

Negotiators race for a stimulus deal, but ‘significant outstanding issues’ remain

CNN  

CNN — Negotiations to secure a bipartisan deal on a far-reaching economic stimulus package moved ahead in the Senate on Friday amid dire fallout from the spread of the novel coronavirus, but key lawmakers signaled that major issues remained unresolved and talks would extend into Saturday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday evening that negotiators “are making progress” …

Senate Republicans unveil $1 trillion economic stimulus package to address coronavirus fallout
4 years, 9 months ago

Senate Republicans unveil $1 trillion economic stimulus package to address coronavirus fallout

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans on Thursday formally rolled out a $1 trillion economic stimulus plan intended to deliver critical aid to US businesses and the American public. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the plan “a bold legislative proposal” in remarks on the Senate floor, saying that he was “officially introducing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.” …

Stimulus checks: Mnuchin pitches GOP on $1 trillion response package that involves paying Americans directly
4 years, 9 months ago

Stimulus checks: Mnuchin pitches GOP on $1 trillion response package that involves paying Americans directly

CNN  

Washington CNN — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday pitched Republican senators on a massive economic response package amid the coronavirus crisis with a price tag that is now at a staggeringly high $1 trillion, which would include a first wave of checks to Americans that would cost $250 billion, a source familiar tells CNN. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …

White House pitches economic stimulus proposals to GOP senators but no consensus reached
4 years, 9 months ago

White House pitches economic stimulus proposals to GOP senators but no consensus reached

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump and top economic officials pitched Senate Republicans on a payroll tax cut and other policy proposals meant to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak during a closed-door lunch on Tuesday, but multiple sources told CNN no consensus was reached on the proposals. After the hour-long meeting in the Capitol, where the conversation …

Senate GOP cool to new economic stimulus measures
4 years, 10 months ago

Senate GOP cool to new economic stimulus measures

CNN  

CNN — Senate Republicans are cool to new economic stimulus proposals the Trump administration is planning to roll out as they await a briefing from top White House economic officials on potential next steps. We’re going to be meeting with House Republicans, Mitch McConnell, everybody discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial relief,” Trump said during a press …

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