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Mar 07 2023
Fact Check
Liberal Group’s Meme Mentions Nonexistent GOP Vote to Raise Social Security’s Retirement Age
A Republican Study Committee task force released a budget last year proposing to raise the full retirement age to 70 for some future Social Security beneficiaries. There was no vote on the plan, but a liberal group’s viral meme incorrectly claimed “156 congressional Republicans … just voted to RAISE the retirement age to 70.”
Over 150 Republicans have not voted during the current
FactCheck.orgJul 22 2021
News
Senate braces for a nasty debt ceiling fight
Republicans are digging in on the federal debt limit, warning Democrats that it will be up to them to avoid a default as President Biden pushes for trillions more in spending.
GOP senators are taking a firm line as Democrats plot a path for their $3.5 trillion spending measure, which the party plans to pass with budget reconciliation rules that will prevent the GOP from blocking it with
The HillJan 30 2023
Analysis
$18 a dozen: how did America’s eggs get absurdly expensive?
The egg carton has become the symbol of inflation. By the end of 2022, prices had shot up 60% year-over-year putting a strain on holiday budgeting for households across the country.
Some Americans got creative with their sourcing. Attempts to smuggle eggs across the US-Mexico border have surged, US border patrol says, with the agency reporting that the number of egg and poultry seizures
The GuardianJul 15 2021
Headline Roundup
Schumer Sets Key Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Next Week
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that he would begin procedural votes for a bipartisan infrastructure package next Wednesday, urging lawmakers to finalize their legislation before then. The announcement comes two days after Schumer told reporters that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who leads the bipartisan group writing the bill, said they would “have legislation ready by Friday.”
Politico The Hill Washington ExaminerMar 25 2021
News
Here are nine questions Biden may face at his first presser
President Biden will hold his first formal press conference on Thursday, more than 60 days after taking office.
The presser comes as Biden faces a burgeoning crisis at the southern border, mass shootings that have reenergized a debate over gun control and internal battling among Democrats over whether to get rid of the filibuster and how much to even try to work with Republicans.
The HillJul 28 2022
Analysis
Biden’s agenda is, in fact, back
After months of back and forth, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has found a version of Build Back Better he finally likes.
On Wednesday, Manchin put out a statement in support of a new compromise, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which addresses everything from prescription drug costs to corporate taxes to the climate. The new bill, which Democrats released a one-page factsheet for,
VoxJan 29 2021
Headline Roundup
Dems Push Forward on $1.9T Pandemic Aid; GOP Concerned with Cost
Congressional Democrats plan to move ahead on President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package next week, as Republican lawmakers criticize the cost and Democrats' purported inflexibility on the details. Instead of getting the 60 Senate votes usually needed to pass legislation, Democrats could use something called budget reconciliation to advance the proposal with a tie-
HuffPost CNBC Washington ExaminerJan 31 2015
News
GOP Lawmakers Weigh Contentious Tactic to Dismantle Health Law
A growing number of congressional Republicans want to use a contentious budget procedure to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, according to senior lawmakers and aides involved in discussions over the strategy.
A final decision could be weeks if not months away, but Republican lawmakers and aides say there is broad enthusiasm for using the process known as reconciliation to try to repeal
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 25 2023
News
Republicans Want Spending Cuts, Insist Democrats Wield The Knife
House Republicans are demanding sharp spending cuts in exchange for raising the nation’s borrowing limit this year, but they’ve suggested President Joe Biden and the Democrats should specify what exactly to cut in the federal budget.
“If Washington is spending too much money, is there not some money that President Biden can identify that’s wasteful in Washington?” Rep. Steve Scalise (R-
HuffPostFeb 01 2023
News
U.S. to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11
President Joe Biden's administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the United States imposed sweeping pandemic measures to curb the spread of the illness.
The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were put in place in 2020 by then-President Donald Trump. Biden has repeatedly extended the measures,
Reuters