In the wake of the House infrastructure vote being pulled at the last minute — again — four things seem clear. Hostage-taking is Being Rewarded: A decade ago, most commentators correctly denounced Tea Party members of Congress for holding hostage spending bills and the debt ceiling to try to force action on their completely unrelated partisan priorities. Now, …
Margaret and Ryan take a look at Thursday’s non-vote on infrastructure in the House and wonder, isn’t this exactly what happened a month ago?
The long road to the infrastructure bill started with Gov. Larry Hogan’s bipartisan, bicameral summit in April. Now it’s just one House vote away from reality. SHARE THE VIDEO ON FACEBOOK SHARE THE VIDEO ON TWITTER SHARE THE VIDEO OVER EMAIL
There has been considerable coverage of efforts by President Biden and congressional Democrats to enact Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda through the budget reconciliation process, but little about what reconciliation actually is. Here are five facts on budget reconciliation. The budget reconciliation process was created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Reconciliation grew out …
Here we are again. The infrastructure vote has been delayed again as a chunk of the Progressive Caucus refused to vote for the bill — which they support — until the Democratic social spending package is also brought to a vote. This time, Speaker Pelosi urged progressives not to “embarrass” the President on the eve …
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Are Democrats about to reconcile on reconciliation? President Biden hopes so. The President will meet with House Democrats at 9:00 this morning, where, according to the Washington Post, he will announce “a revised framework for his social spending plan that he expects will gain the support of all Democrats” — something that seemed unlikely as …
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The Virginia gubernatorial election next Tuesday has been getting a lot of attention as a potential bellwether for the 2022 midterms. Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe has seen his lead over Republican Glenn Youngkin narrow as President Biden’s approval ratings have fallen. But Democrats face another possible red alert a few hours up the road …
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Just as the White House and Congress seemed on track to get the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed this week, with a framework on the one-party social spending bill to clear the way, progressives are now saying that’s not good enough. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who leads the Congressional Progressive Caucus, says both need to be …
“Senator Manchin has been a straight shooter. You know exactly where he stands. I disagree with areas, but I respect that.” So said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a leading House progressive, on Sunday. Indeed, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been up front from the start about what level of spending he can accept in a …
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2021 — During his Thursday CNN town hall in Baltimore, President Biden said, “We’re going to have to move to the point where we fundamentally alter the filibuster.” No Labels believes that any move toward the elimination of the Senate filibuster will undermine the President’s long-stated commitment to bipartisanship. “It sends a …
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