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Congress Agrees to Short-Term Debt Ceiling Fix

D. Brit

Oct 7, 2021
1 min

Congress Agrees to Short-Term Debt Ceiling Fix

What Happened: On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) announced that an agreement had been reached with Republicans to extend the government's ability to borrow until December, thereby temporarily averting an imminent debt crisis. The agreement comes after several weeks of a standoff between Democratic and Republican leaders about raising the nation's debt ceiling. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made the offer of the short-term fix on Wednesday as many warne

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Biden Signs Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

D. Brit

Sep 30, 2021
1 min

Biden Signs Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

What Happened: On Thursday evening, President Biden signed legislation to keep the government funded through December 3 and avoid a federal shutdown on Friday. The short-term funding bill was approved by Congress earlier in the day. Democrats had tried to pass a bill earlier in the week that would approve funding as well as raise the debt ceiling, but met firm opposition from Republicans. The new bill removed the portion dedicated to raising the debt ceiling and focused purel

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Senate Republicans Block Bill to Avoid Shutdown

D. Brit

Sep 27, 2021
1 min

Senate Republicans Block Bill to Avoid Shutdown

What Happened: On Monday, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would avoid a government shutdown on Friday and raise the debt ceiling. The bill failed 48-50 votes. The proposal would have funded the government into December and lifted the debt ceiling past next year's midterm elections. Now Congressional leaders and Senate Democrats are scrambling to put together a short-term spending bill that will garner bi-partisan support and avoid the upcoming shutdown. Several Democra

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House Passes $3.5T Budget Plan to Help Expand Social Safety Net

D. Brit

Aug 25, 2021
1 min

House Passes $3.5T Budget Plan to Help Expand Social Safety Net

What Happened: On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved a $3.5 Trillion budget framework to try and pursue the Democrats domestic infrastructure legislation. After 24 hours of negotiations to get some moderate Democrats on board, the final vote was 220-212 with unanimous Republican opposition. As one of the key agenda items of the Biden administration, the goal of the Democratic party is to use the economic package to expand the social safety net and focus on legisla

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Bipartisan $1.2T Infrastructure Bill Expected to Pass in Senate Today

D. Brit

Aug 10, 2021
1 min

Bipartisan $1.2T Infrastructure Bill Expected to Pass in Senate Today

What Happened: On Tuesday, the Senate is expected to pass the nearly $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with around 70 Senators in support. The vote will be at approximately 11 AM EST. The enormous 2,700 page bill took weeks of negotiation and the passage will mark a major step towards achieving one of the Biden administration’s key campaign goals. Said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D), it's "the first time the Senate has come together around such a package

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Senate Unveils Nearly $1T Infrastructure Bill

D. Brit

Aug 2, 2021
1 min

Senate Unveils Nearly $1T Infrastructure Bill

What Happened: On Sunday evening, Senators finally released the details of a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The enormous 2,700 page bill took weeks of negotiation and marks another step towards achieving one of the Biden administration’s key campaign goals. Said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D), “We haven’t done a large, bipartisan bill of this nature in a long time.” He also added that the vote could happen in a few days. Over half the bill, $550

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Senate Votes to Open Debate on $1T Infrastructure Bill

D. Brit

Jul 28, 2021
1 min

Senate Votes to Open Debate on $1T Infrastructure Bill

What Happened: On Wednesday, the Senate voted 67-32 in favor of opening debate on a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill. The bill was put together by a bipartisan group after weeks of negotiating. Over half the bill, $550 Billion, is dedicated to new federal spending, $73 billion to rebuild the electric grid, $66 billion for passenger and freight trains, $65 billion to expand Internet access, $55 billion for water infrastructure, $40 billion for bridges, $39 billion to help moder

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Senate Dems Reach $3.5 Trillion Budget Agreement

D. Brit

Jul 14, 2021
1 min

Senate Dems Reach $3.5 Trillion Budget Agreement

What Happened: Tuesday evening, Senate Democrats announced that they had agreed on a $3.5 Trillion spending budget for the next decade. If approved, the enormous budget will allow federal spending in several Democrat-supported segments such as climate change, health care and family-service programs. The Democrats goal is to get the agreement approved by the House and Senate before the August recess. Most political experts believe they will face much opposition from the GOP. D

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GOP to Propose $1 Trillion Infrastructure Counteroffer to Biden

D. Brit

May 26, 2021
1 min

GOP to Propose $1 Trillion Infrastructure Counteroffer to Biden

What Happened: Republican Senators have prepared a $1 trillion infrastructure bill as a counteroffer to President Biden after panning his revised $1.7 trillion infrastructure deal a few days back. GOP Senators say they plan on disclosing the details of the bill by Thursday. The GOP had previously proposed a much smaller $568 billion alternative plan. Biden's original proposal was for a $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill which he reduced to a $1.7 trillion plan to try and reach

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GOP Rejects Biden's Revised $1.7T Infrastructure Bill

D. Brit

May 22, 2021
1 min

GOP Rejects Biden's Revised $1.7T Infrastructure Bill

What Happened: On Friday, Republican Senators roundly rejected President Biden's revised $1.7 trillion infrastructure deal saying it is way too far from their proposed $568 billion alternative plan. Biden's original proposal was for a $2.3 trillion infrastructure bill and the revised $1.7 trillion plan was proposed to try and reach a deal with Senate Republicans. Negotiations are still ongoing but it is looking less and less likely that a deal will be struck by Biden's propos

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House Votes to Add Washington D.C. as 51st State

D. Brit

Apr 22, 2021
1 min

House Votes to Add Washington D.C. as 51st State

What Happened: On Thursday, the House passed legislation to make Washington D.C. the 51st state, thereby granting over 700,000 DC residents representation in Congress. The legislation passed purely along party lines 216-208, with Democrats voting in favor and Republicans opposing the bill as the area is considered to be largely liberal. The legislation will now go to the Senate for a vote. With the Senate evenly split 50-50, the bill will encounter much more difficulty to p

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Biden Sets Target Of May 1st For All Adults To Be Eligible For Vaccinations

D. Brit

Mar 12, 2021
1 min

Biden Sets Target Of May 1st For All Adults To Be Eligible For Vaccinations

What Happened: On Thursday night, President Biden held his first prime-time address since taking office. In the 24-minute speech, Biden discussed his Covid-19 Relief Bill that was signed into law just hours earlier as well as plans to combat the pandemic over the next few months. One of the main goals he showcased was a new target of May 1st for all adults to be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. He clarified that this doesn't mean everyone will have received the vaccine

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Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill Into Law

D. Brit

Mar 11, 2021
2 min

Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill Into Law

What Happened: On Thursday, President Biden signed his $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill into law. The passage of the relief bill has Biden's primary legislative priority since taking office in January. Said Biden, "This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle class folks, people who built the country, a fighting chance." The legislation includes additional stimulus checks of $1,400 per pe

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House Passes Biden's Revised $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill

D. Brit

Mar 10, 2021
1 min

House Passes Biden's Revised $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill

What Happened: On Wednesday, the House passed the Senate's revised version of President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill. The bill will now head to President Biden's desk for him to sign it into law. He is expected to do so quickly. The legislation includes additional stimulus checks of $1,400 per person for many Americans. Individuals who earn less than $75,000 a year and couples that earn less than $150,000 are eligible for the full checks. Qualifying families wit

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Senate Passes Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill

D. Brit

Mar 6, 2021
1 min

Senate Passes Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill

What Happened: On Saturday, the Senate passed President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill. The final tally was 50-49. The Senate's modified version of the bill will now go back to the House so they can vote on it. The legislation includes additional stimulus checks of $1,400 per person for many Americans. Individuals who earn less than $75,000 a year and couples that earn less than $150,000 are eligible for the full checks. Qualifying families with children will also

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House Passes Voting Rights Bill - Unlikely to Pass in Senate

D. Brit

Mar 4, 2021
1 min

House Passes Voting Rights Bill - Unlikely to Pass in Senate

What Happened: On Wednesday, House Democrats passed a sweeping voting rights and ethics bill overriding unanimous GOP opposition. The bill will now advance to the Senate for a vote. If passed, this will become one of the largest overhauls of US election legislation in history. The final tally of 220-210 was mostly along partisan lines. The new legislation will restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts, increase transparency for the campaign finance system an

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House Passes Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill

D. Brit

Feb 27, 2021
2 min

House Passes Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid Relief Bill

What's Happening: Late Friday, the House of Representatives passed President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Bill. The final vote tally was 219-212 with two Democrats breaking party lines and voting against and no Republicans voting for the bill. Now the bill will go to the Senate which is expected to modify the existing bill according to the conditions set forth by the Senate parliamentarian a few days back. One of the key changes that the Senate is expected to make be

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Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Including Min. Wage In Covid Relief Bill

D. Brit

Feb 25, 2021
1 min

Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against Including Min. Wage In Covid Relief Bill

What Happened: On Thursday, the Senate parliamentarian ruled against including the minimum wage increase in Biden's proposed Covid Relief Bill. The parliamentarian ruled that the $15 per hour increase did not meet the guidelines needed to move forward under the Senate's reconciliation process. The House will vote on the bill on Friday and will likely still include the minimum wage increase, however, when the bill moves on to the Senate, the minimum wage increase will be remov

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House Passes Equality Act Aimed At Ending Discrimination For Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

D. Brit

Feb 25, 2021
1 min

House Passes Equality Act Aimed At Ending Discrimination For Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

What Happened: On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act. The new act will amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act and aims to protect people from discrimination because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. The final vote was 224-206 with three Republicans breaking party lines to vote together with the House Democrats. The House had already passed the Equality Act back in 2019, but supporters are more optimistic that it will pass in both chambers n

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Senate Votes to Acquit Trump of Impeachment Charges

D. Brit

Feb 13, 2021
1 min

Senate Votes to Acquit Trump of Impeachment Charges

What Happened: On Saturday, the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump of his second impeachment charges for "incitement of an insurrection." The final vote was 57 in favor to convict to 43 in favor of acquitting. Despite the majority of Senators voting to convict Donald Trump, 2/3 of the Senate are needed to convict, therefore, former president Trump will be acquitted of the impeachment charges as they were 9 votes short of the 2/3 majority. In the final vote, seven Republicans

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