CBO letter signals that Bernie Sanders' minimum wage bill may be able to pass via reconciliation
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSanders wants the bill, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, to pass via ...
Explainer - U.S. Senate's reconciliation process: it's not the way it sounds
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHaving passed President Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill with bipartisan support, U.S....
Dems Can Only Sidestep GOP on One More Bill This Session, Senate Parliamentarian Rules
National Review via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Senate parliamentarian issued a new ruling that would effectively allow Democrats to use...
The Democrats are on the verge of completely and utterly blowing it for vulnerable Americans
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIf Congressional Democrats want to avoid the beatdown the party in power typically gets in almost...
Here's How The Latest Senate Filibuster Battle Will Help Parents
Fatherly via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn new, obscure Senate rules news that has an outsized effect on our lives: The Senate...
Jayapal Says Manchin’s Proposed $1.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill ‘Not Going To Happen’
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said on Sunday that the $1.5 trillion overall number proposed by Sen....
Pelosi: ‘Seems Self-Evident’ Reconciliation Bill Will Be Less Than $3.5 Trillion
National Review via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDespite the House Budget Committee passing a resolution overnight calling for the $3.5 trillion ...
$15 Minimum Wage Won't Be in Final Stimulus Bill
Kiplinger via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoTo pass the $1.9 trillion stimulus package without support from Republicans, Democratic lawmakers are applying the rarely used budget reconciliation...
Schumer Eyes a Third Spending Bill This Year
The Fiscal Times via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoBut...Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) thinks he may have found a way to pass a third budget bill this year, giving Democrats one more opportunity to...
Democrats Love Their $3.5 Trillion Bill—Whatever You Want to Call It
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 8 months agoKeeping it simple, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said he calls it the “budget bill.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal...