Tag Archives: House Budget Committee

U.S. House Republicans on the Budget Committee moved the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill a step closer to the chamber floor in a rare Sunday night vote after a handful of conservatives blocked the bill Friday. The massive deal squeaked through on a 17-16 vote, with four far-right panel members voting …

In a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump, the Republican-led House Budget Committee on Friday rejected a sweeping multitrillion-dollar spending package central to Trump’s economic agenda. The 16-21 vote exposed deep divisions within the GOP and throws into doubt the party’s ability to advance the bill before …

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The chair of the Senate Finance Committee said legislation advanced Thursday by the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee is a “backroom scheme” to cut Social Security and Medicare outside of the regular political process, a warning that came as Republicans signaled their intention to attach the bill …

Democrats this week are preparing to pass a $715 billion transportation package called the INVEST in America Act. According to CBS News, the transportation bill would allocate $343 billion to roads, bridges, and safety; $109 billion would be given to transit; $95 billion would be used on passenger and freight …