#Senate passes spending bill, punting shutdown threat to next week

Admin2 years ago09 mins

The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that punts this weekend’s shutdown threat to later in the month, but leaves questions about how Congress will fund the government through the rest of the year. Senators voted 77-13 to send the funding measure to President Biden’s desk for his signature, just hours after the House…

#Biden’s trillion tax gambit catches Congress by surprise

#Biden’s $5 trillion tax gambit catches Congress by surprise

Admin3 years ago012 mins

Biden’s $5 trillion tax gambit catches Congress by surprise President Biden went big in his $6.8 trillion annual budget proposal to Congress by calling for $5 trillion in tax increases over the next decade, more than what lawmakers expected after the president downplayed his tax agenda in earlier meetings. It’s a risky move for the…