During an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein stated that the downgrade to America’s credit rating by Fitch isn’t giving credit where credit is due for legislation like the debt ceiling legislation
Following the debt ceiling deal, consumer sentiment improved significantly.
A handful of Republicans holding out on voting with the House majority came to an agreement with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday, effectively ending their floor boycott for the time being.
Sixty-three percent say they are “very concerned” about inflation.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) stated that the permitting reform provisions in the debt limit bill are positive and that the reductions in spending are “progress” on “trying to actually look at some of
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the spending cuts and deficit reduction in the debt limit bill and the fact that “the deficit fiscal stimulus has declined” since the end of the coronavirus
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that the Democrats who voted against the bill to raise the debt ceiling did have some objections to the substance of the bill, but they
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that despite Republicans using the threat of default to try to get “painful, deep cuts” “because we know that Democrats, President Biden, folks in the
“The national debt is now the same size as our gross domestic product. It’s like your credit card debt being as much as your entire annual income,” Peter Schweizer says on this week’s episode of The Drill Down podcast.
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) said on Breitbart News Saturday that Congress is starting to steer the fiscal ship in the right direction thanks to the debt ceiling legislation.
Following Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) decision to vote in favor of increasing the nation’s debt ceiling, the mayor of Riverton, Utah, accused the former presidential candidate, who he intends to unseat next year, of seeking the favor of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over the interests of America.
Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that during the debt ceiling negotiations, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) showed weakness by passing the debt ceiling deal with votes from Democrats.
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that during the debt ceiling negotiations, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listened to Wall Street and not the “MAGA extreme element within the Republican Caucus.”
During an interview aired Friday’s broadcast of “The Issue Is,” Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Lee (D-CA) stated that negotiations over an agreement to raise the debt limit were “lose-lose” for President Joe Biden and she voted against the
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” Senior Adviser to President Joe Biden Gene Sperling stated that it’s “very important that we think of what type of policies we could do going forward” so people don’t use
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Sound On,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey said that it is crucial that veterans and homeless people were spared the “onerous work requirements” for SNAP benefits in the debt limit and
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Senior Adviser to President Joe Biden Gene Sperling said that “being able to resolve the debt limit with the leadership the President showed” and not having a repeat of the debt limit
On Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” White House National Economic Council Deputy Director Bharat Ramamurti stated that the Biden administration plans to try to get some of the concessions it made in the debt limit bill back in future
The U.S. Senate voted to approve the “The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,” averting a potential default on the national debt.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that the debt limit bill does push Congress to follow the appropriations process, but doing so will “be tough to do so with the reduction
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) voted against an amendment to the Inflation Reduction Act that would have expedited the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that the debt limit bill has “a whole series of proposals out of sync with the Democratic Party” and contains “all majors that came out of the
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said that he plans to vote against the debt ceiling bill and one reason is because of the bill’s “significant impact…on fighting climate, which is the biggest issue
A poll shows that Americans largely support the bipartisan debt ceiling deal negotiated between Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the Biden White House.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that while he thinks it won’t be big, the debt ceiling bill will be “deflationary,” and “is likely to help the Fed slow down inflation.” Himes also
The House voted by an overwhelming majority Wednesday to increase the debt limit in exchange for Republican-backed measures to rein in spending.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) stated that the debt ceiling bill “is McCarthy’s bill” but she will vote for it to avoid a default. Host Chris Hayes asked, “Did Republicans or Democrats get more
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Sound On,” Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) reacted to Sen. Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) plan to try to strip the approval of the Mountain Valley pipeline from the debt ceiling bill by stating that doing so risks
Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the debt limit bill House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) negotiated with the Biden administration was “not a win for the American people.”
The House advanced the bill package to raise the debt ceiling, setting up the final floor vote on the measure to take place Wednesday night.
Rep. Chip Roy criticized the debt ceiling deal but expressed optimism there would be course correction later in the year.
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) explained how the debt ceiling would enable Republicans to have leverage during the upcoming spending battle to combat President Joe Biden’s agenda and other woke policies.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that he will vote against the bill to raise the debt limit and criticized the bill because people are going to have to start repaying their student
House Republicans will decide Wednesday night if they support raising the debt ceiling, setting up a test of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) ability to win over a majority of his conference on a pivotal bipartisan bill.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) tamped down Republican opposition ahead of Wednesday’s vote on the debt ceiling bill.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) stated that while failing to raise the debt limit could cause a recession or depression, she might not support the bill to raise the debt limit and one issue
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Sound On,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) stated that the increased work requirements in the debt ceiling bill are harming the poor and suggesting “that people who are struggling don’t want to work and that
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Sound On,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) responded to a question on whether the debt limit bill will help President Joe Biden win re-election in the 2024 election by stating that “any time that you
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told reporters on Tuesday that she will vote against the bill to lift the debt ceiling.
On Tuesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) stated that communities are worried about the clawback of COVID money in the debt ceiling bill because “they thought they had until 2024 to spend that money.” And that she has been
