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Senate Democrats Seek To Revive Slimmer Build Back Better Bill

Senate Democrats are making efforts to resuscitate President Joe Biden's Build Back Better social spending bill with concerns that if…

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Sen. Joe Manchin Open To Pared-Down Compromise On Build Back Better

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) presented a paired-down version of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act, a proposed $1.75…

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Biden Unveils ‘Buy Clean’ Program To Support Decarbonizing Economy

The White House has formally launched "Buy Clean," a new task force that will promote sustainability by prioritizing the purchase…

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Democrats Push Biden To Revive Child Tax Credit After BBB Failure

Senate Democrats are pressing President Joe Biden not to give up on the child tax credit, and they now want…

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Democrats Scale Back Ambitious Social Safety Net Bill

After the Democrats failed to get enough votes to change the filibuster to pass voting reform and approve President Joe…

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‘No Negotiation Going On’ For Biden’s Spending Bill, Manchin Says

President Joe Biden's $1.7 trillion social and climate spending proposal is going nowhere fast. “I’m really not going to talk…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Manchin For Nixing Build Back Better

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has publicly criticized Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) after he announced on Sunday that he…

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Schumer Vows Democrats Won’t Give Up On Build Back Better After Manchin Says ‘No’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said on Monday that Democrats will prioritize the social safety net bill known…

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Biden Acknowledges Build Back Better Bill Won’t Pass In 2021

President Joe Biden has acknowledged that negotiations over his Build Back Better bill are poised to last until 2022, despite…

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Manchin Withholds Support for Build Back Better Act Due To Budget Concerns

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) expressed on Monday that significant work remains in order to earn his support for President…

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Pete Buttigieg Quashes Rumors Of Clashes With Vice President Kamala Harris

United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg doused rumors that he and Vice President Kamala Harris are engaged in a personal…

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Trump Bludgeons Mitch McConnell Over Debt Ceiling, Infrastructure Votes

Former President Donald Trump blasted United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for failing to prevent the passage of…

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Democrats Work To Modify Biden’s Budget Framework Deal

Democrats are working to see how flexible the White House's framework for their massive social spending package is. Lawmakers are…

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Democrats Are ‘Within Striking Distance’ Of Massive Social Spending Deal, Pelosi Says

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said on Sunday that Democrats are in "striking distance" of winning a long-sought-after agreement on…

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Democrats Will Likely Cut Back On Paid Family Leave Plan

Democrats are considering major cuts to their paid family leave plan as they work towards passing their Build Back Better…

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Pelosi Says House Will Cut Democrats’ Budget Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has signaled to Democrats that shrinking the size of President Joe Biden’s sweeping Build Back Better…

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Sinema Reportedly Wants $100 Billion Cut From Climate Change Programs

On Friday, The New York Times reported that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) is asking for a cut of $100 billion from the…

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Biden & House Progressives Narrow Differences On Reconciliation Bill

Amid an interparty disagreement on his Build Back Better plan, President Joe Biden is narrowing his differences with party progressives…

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Jayapal On Manchin’s $1.5 Trillion Reconciliation Price Tag: ‘That’s Not Going To Happen’

On Sunday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) once again made it clear that the $1.5 trillion price tag Sen. Joe Manchin…

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Schumer Vows To Pass Reconciliation Budget Bill In October

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said he aims to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and reconciliation…

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