WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Sunday that opposition Republicans in the House of Representatives must move away from their “extreme position” on government spending in order to reach a deal with Democrats to raise the country’s borrowing limit before it runs out of cash to pay its bills. The government could come up short […]
“It’s already hard enough for parents to make ends meet and now they’re being put at the center of these dangerous political games,” said one advocate. As Republican lawmakers on Friday walked away from negotiations over raising the United States’ arbitrary debt limit, claiming the Biden administration has been “unreasonable” in its refusal to accept steep spending […]
Members of Congress, legal scholars, and even the union representing federal workers are calling on the White House to answer the GOP’s economic hostage-taking with unilateral action to prevent a default. As congressional leaders prepare for a Tuesday meeting at the White House, Congressman Jamie Raskin, a constitutional scholar, affirmed Sunday that if GOP lawmakers won’t […]
“In tax cuts in 2017 passed by the other side of the aisle, we see wonderful tax cuts for yacht owners and private jets,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “But in order to balance our budget now, we’re talking about cuts to SNAP, to food out of babies’ mouths.” Before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened debate […]