“I didn’t come to Congress to hurt people,” said Rep. Jim McGovern. “And when I listen to my Republican friends, what is clear to me is that we don’t share the same values.” Rep. Jim McGovern, a leading anti-hunger lawmaker in the House, expressed anger Tuesday that the debt ceiling legislation negotiated by Republicans and the Biden administration […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to suspend the government’s borrowing limit until early 2025, a step toward averting a Washington political showdown five days before the country could run out of money to pay its bills. With a late Wednesday vote of 314-117, the bill passed and now heads to the Senate […]
U.S. lawmakers are examining the details of an agreement to increase the country’s borrowing limit ahead of votes expected in the coming days, as both President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urge them to approve it. The proposal includes waiving the existing $31.4 trillion debt ceiling until January 2025 and a two-year budget […]
“For no real reason at all, hungry people are set to lose food while tax cheats get a free pass.” Progressive economists and advocates warned that the tentative debt ceiling agreement reached Saturday by the White House and Republican leaders would needlessly gash nutrition aid, rental assistance, education programs, and more—all while making it easier for the […]