[ad_1] It was one of House conservatives’ biggest demands: more representation on key committees and in senior roles. They got both, and they’re still bragging about it. At a House Freedom Caucus fundraiser in Tennessee last month, the conservative group’s chair Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) boasted to donors about whatContinue Reading
[ad_1] As both parties gaze toward a tumultuous 2024 election cycle, the president’s visit is already putting the Hudson Valley’s moderate Republicans, who narrowly won a handful of toss-up seats six months ago, back on the defensive. The economic tremors associated with a busted debt ceiling could be felt quicklyContinue Reading
[ad_1] “I said I would come back and talk,” he said. “The one thing I’m ruling out is default, and I’m not going to pass a budget that has massive cuts.” The president’s remarks came at the White House shortly after a meeting he called “productive” with House Speaker KevinContinue Reading
[ad_1] The letter, which was sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, said Senate Republicans backed House Republicans in supporting “spending cuts and structural budget reform as a starting point for negotiations on the debt ceiling.” Democrats have a slim majority in the Senate but not enough to prevent aContinue Reading
[ad_1] Biden declined the chance to take a personal jab at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, choosing instead to call him an “honest man.” The two have negotiated formally just once, though McCarthy has been pushing for a followup, and Biden will meet with him and the three other main congressionalContinue Reading
[ad_1] But now that hope has burst into public view. Next week’s meeting between Biden and the so-called Big Four congressional leaders marks a new stage in the standoff. And it is a conscious effort by the White House to get McConnell to have some skin in the game. BidenContinue Reading
[ad_1] House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark called on Republicans to “be the grown-ups in the room,” in addressing the debt ceiling. “The American people are looking at us and saying, this shouldn’t be a partisan drama playing out that we are going to foot the bill for,” the Massachusetts DemocratContinue Reading
[ad_1] The White House and congressional Democrats are preparing to ramp up attacks on House Republicans over the bill, targeting swing-district members for endorsing policies that would strip investments in their home districts and gut funding for popular programs. Biden’s party insists it’s feeling little pressure to now deliver onContinue Reading
[ad_1] The letter comes as the House votes as soon as Wednesday on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s opening debt limit offer, with spending concessions attached. [ad_2] #Nearly200 #House #Democrats #signed #letter #echoing #President #Joe #Bidens #call #clean #debt #ceiling #hike ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )Continue Reading
[ad_1] The endgame is still hard to see, weeks or even months away depending on how quickly the nation approaches default. But the political battle entered a new phase this week when McCarthy finally put forth a legislative proposal in his speech Monday, laying out the spending cuts Republicans wantedContinue Reading