On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that while he’s “assuming” that provisions in the budget reconciliation package will be paid for with tax increases, “now is precisely the time to borrow
On Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso (R-WY) stated that no Senate Republican “is in any way going to sign on to a deal that is handcuffed to this $6 trillion
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) argued that “we need a federal jobs guarantee to get us out of this climate crisis.” And said that if the reconciliation package “doesn’t meet our climate and racial
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) stated that while she supports a larger budget reconciliation package, “we need to do everything we can” to pass the bipartisan infrastructure deal and the reconciliation package shouldn’t
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said Monday Democrats are planning a nearly $4 trillion reconciliation package as the far-left has voiced opposition to bipartisan infrastructure deal.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Republicans “are right to feel a little aggrieved” by President Joe Biden threatening to veto the bipartisan infrastructure deal unless a larger reconciliation package is passed. Brooks stated, “The Republicans
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) stated that Democrats who were part of bipartisan infrastructure negotiations “should feel so double-crossed by President Biden that that’s going to be difficult for him
Some moderate Democrats are warning that they will not support the radical left’s spending package, which includes demands for “reconciliation instructions for trillions of dollars in additional spending,” according to reports.
While speaking with CNN on Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that holding the bipartisan infrastructure agreement “hostage” for a broader reconciliation package “doesn’t seem to be fair to me,” and that “you vote for this and I’ll vote for
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) stated that while he’d have to see the details of the $6 trillion reconciliation package being considered by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT), “It seems a
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said Tuesday she may to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill if a second reconciliation tactic is planned to include global warming provisions.
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) said he doesn’t believe there will be a bipartisan infrastructure bill that passes the Senate and that the Senate will move
Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” called on the U.S. Senate to bypass the filibuster by using the reconciliation process to protect the constitutional right of voting or America would be “going the way of the Roman empire.”
The Senate parliamentarian’s ruling on budgetary reconciliation created more complications for Democrats hoping to pass a massive infrastructure bill this Summer.
The White House rejected Senate Republicans’ second infrastructure proposal, demanding tax increases and additional items.
Congressional Democrats are continuing resist bipartisan negotiations over the Biden administration’s infrastructure proposal.
A Monmouth University poll has reported 52 percent of Americans support the Senate filibuster blocking President Joe Biden’s tax increases.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reacted to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) opposing using reconciliation to pass infrastructure legislation by saying that if Democrats can’t pass needed legislation in a bipartisan way, they will
House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) said during an interview released Friday he is “not sure” Congress can pass a budget necessary for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure program.
Moderate Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) wrote Wednesday he will oppose any attempt of his party to “eliminate or weaken the filibuster.”
MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell said on his Monday show “The Last Word” that Democrats were abusing the reconciliation process to pass President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package.
The Senate parliamentarian has allowed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to use reconciliation to ram through additional pieces of legislation.
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan may include $4 trillion in spending and $3 trillion in increased taxes, according to a report released Monday.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has asked the Senate parliamentarian if he can use the reconciliation process to circumvent Senate gridlock on an infrastructure bill.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that the next bill passed through budget reconciliation is “likely” to be a “very climate-oriented” infrastructure bill. Schumer said, “Well, it’s — we haven’t firmly decided,
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced legislation to tax companies that pay CEOs more than 50 times their median employees. The new scheme comes after Sanders failed to get the $15 minimum wage hike into the coronavirus package.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that Senate Democrats are trying to make the budget reconciliation tool “as flexible and as broad as possible so we can do many different kinds
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that the next piece of budget reconciliation legislation will deal with “structural problems,” such as “how we can create millions of good-paying jobs, rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure,
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on this week’s broadcast of “The Sunday Show” on MSNBC that it was a positive development that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) signaled he is willing to use the simple majority reconciliation process in the future to pass legislation.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Last Word,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that the White House “has every power to disregard” the Senate parliamentarian’s decision if the parliamentarian rules that a $15 minimum wage cannot be passed through budget reconciliation.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stated that if the Senate parliamentarian votes that a minimum wage increase cannot be passed via budget reconciliation, Senate Democrats should vote to overrule the
House Republicans are pressing President Joe Biden to identify funds Congress has designated for coronavirus relief over the last year that have not yet been spent, and use those before piling on with additional government spending.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) criticized the minimum wage increase and funding for state and local governments in President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief proposal and said that he will not vote
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that President Joe Biden “is totally on board with using reconciliation” to pass coronavirus relief and that using reconciliation “is what President Biden wants us to do,
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that the only way we can reopen schools in a safe manner is to pass a coronavirus relief bill through budget reconciliation. Sanders said, “[W]e do not have 60
Senator Bernie Sanders (R-UT) declared Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Democrats will use the reconciliation process to pass bills with a simple 51 majority in the Senate to forward major legislation.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield stated that while President Joe Biden prefers to pass his coronavirus relief package with Republican support, passing the bill is the most important thing, it’s “understandable” if
During NBC’s Inauguration coverage on Wednesday, incoming Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that if he can’t get a filibuster-proof majority in support of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, “we’re going to put it into
In the wake of Rayshaud Brooks’ death recently in Atlanta and George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, both incidents involving law enforcement, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) took to MSNBC to call for the establishment of a “Department of Reconciliation.”
Peace talks between representatives from the United States and the Taliban continued in Qatar over the weekend as the narco-jihadi group detonated a car bomb outside a government security compound in central Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, killing 14 people and injuring more than 180, including many children.
