Much of Build Back Better Will Pass This Year, Hoyer Insists
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Tuesday that he thinks that a significant part of Democrats’ Build Back Better package will become law...
$350 Billion in Pandemic Aid to Build … Golf Courses?
Congress has provided state and local governments with about $350 billion to help them navigate the coronavirus crisis, but according to The...
Where Does Democrats’ Build Back Better Bill Go From Here?
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Democrats will “probably” have to break up their package of social spending, climate programs and tax changes...
Pelosi: We Need to Downsize Build Back Better
Echoing President Joe Biden’s suggestion at a press conference Wednesday that Democrats’ Build Back Better bill may need to be reduced in size and...
Biden: We’ll Have to Break Up Build Back Better Plan
On day 365 of his administration, President Joe Biden stepped before the White House press corps on Wednesday afternoon and sought to use his first...
Biden Spending Plan Is “Dead.” Do Dems Have a Plan B?
The White House shot down a report Tuesday that it is working on a scaled back version of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan that aims to...
Lawmakers Look to Finally Make Progress on Government Spending Deal
We’re more than three months into fiscal year 2022, and congressional lawmakers have yet to agree on full-year spending levels. A stopgap bill passed...
White House Rolls Out First Batch of Infrastructure Spending
The White House announced on Friday the release of $5.3 billion for the repair and construction of bridges, the first installment of the $27 billion...
Treasury Reports Smallest Monthly Deficit Since 2019
The federal budget deficit was $21.3 billion in December, the U.S. Treasury reported Wednesday, the smallest monthly shortfall since the Covid-19...
Biden to Ask Congress for More Covid Pandemic Aid Funds
The White House plans to ask Congress for more money to spend on the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D...