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Oct 05 2021
News
Manchin opens door to deal in range of $1.9T to $2.2T
Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday signaled he is open to a budget reconciliation bill in the ballpark of $1.9 trillion to $2.2 trillion, above the limit he set just last week of $1.5 trillion.
Manchin and his fellow moderate Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are still far apart from liberals such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) who thought the
The HillApr 14 2023
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El Cajon will likely ask voters to keep, not increase, sales tax after last measure failed
Leaders of East County’s largest city are leaning toward asking voters to extend a local sales tax after an effort to indefinitely double the amount of money collected was soundly rejected. El Cajon’s current half-cent tax annually brings in more than $12 million, a large chunk of the city’s budget, and it’s set to expire at the end of the decade. On Tuesday, officials said a proposal to move
San Diego Union-TribuneApr 18 2023
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‘Not A Firearms Expert’: Biden’s ATF Chief Admits He Can’t Define What An ‘Assault Weapon’ Is
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach was unable to define the term “assault weapon” during his agency’s Tuesday budget request hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee.
Dettelbach told Republican Texas Rep. Jake Ellzey that he had expressed support for passing an assault weapons ban in Ohio during his unsuccessful 2018 campaign
The Daily CallerMay 04 2023
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How Washington underestimated Biden's big climate law
Washington’s budget wonks may have underestimated the size of Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, when it passed last year — and by a lot.
At the time, Capitol Hill’s official scorekeepers predicted that the bill’s tax credits for clean energy and green manufacturing would cost about $270 billion over a decade — making it the country’s largest ever
SemaforAug 23 2021
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House returns as Democrats clash over vote on Biden's $3.5 trillion package
The House makes an early return from its August recess Monday as Democratic leaders seek to string together the votes to advance President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion economic package, a centerpiece of his agenda.
But progressives and moderates are clashing over strategy, and the party doesn't have agreement on how to move forward yet.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to move the bill
NBC News DigitalMay 20 2023
Analysis
Migrants Stretch Resources in Cities Near and Far From Southern Border
An influx of migrants arriving in several American cities is straining budgets and shelter resources, inflaming political tensions and sparking fights over who should pay to accommodate them.
A major dilemma is finding beds for the new arrivals, many of whom were released by federal authorities after entering the U.S. illegally to claim asylum. In New York City, “asylum seekers are now
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 02 2021
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Hill leaders strike short-term funding deal as shutdown looms
The House is expected to vote Thursday on a short-term funding patch to avert a government shutdown in less than 48 hours and punt the new deadline to mid-February.
The vote comes after House Democrats announced an eleventh-hour deal with Republicans on Thursday morning, following days of frenzied talks as both parties scrambled to prevent Congress from stumbling past the deadline.
PoliticoApr 21 2023
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With Alec Baldwin cleared for now, prosecutors probing new 'Rust' information
Alec Baldwin speaks with sheriff’s investigators following a fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of “Rust” in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico has officially closed its criminal prosecution against Alec Baldwin, exactly 18 months after the actor fatally shot a cinematographer on the low-budget western movie, “Rust.” A special prosecutor, who joined the case last month, on Friday
Los Angeles TimesApr 06 2023
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Gov. Dunleavy announces Alaska child care task force but declines to support immediate funding boost
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Thursday he did not support a request from child care providers to add millions of dollars to the coming fiscal year’s budget to raise wages for child care providers, instead announcing the formation of a task force that will examine the issue and provide policy recommendations to the governor by the end of the year. Child care, expensive and in short supply in
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 27 2015
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Conservatives fear GOP leaders giving up on Obamacare repeal
Many House conservatives backed the budget last month and spared GOP leaders another showdown with their right flank for one big reason: They were under the impression the spending blueprint would help them — finally — get an Obamacare repeal to the president’s desk. Now they’re concerned that Speaker John Boehner and company have other plans. Conservatives are adamant that reconciliation —
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