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Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline As Congress nears the end of its lame duck session, one of Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s top priorities is seeking support for expanding the child tax credit again. An expanded child tax credit passed as part of the American Rescue Plan Act at the beginning …

Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch Among the items on Congress’ lengthy to-do list by the end of the year is U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposal to speed up the federal government’s permitting process that certifies energy projects do not harm the environment. But the bill, which was a condition of …

Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance The Biden administration on Tuesday asked Congress for billions more in funding this year to address COVID-19 and the ongoing war in Ukraine, suggesting lawmakers attach it to a spending bill that must pass before Dec. 16. The $9 billion request for COVID-19 operations and nearly …

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday said congressional Democrats should use the upcoming lame-duck session to eliminate the U.S. debt ceiling for good, warning that leaving the borrowing limit intact gives Republicans an opening to hold the economy hostage. “I’d get rid of the debt ceiling altogether,” Warren (D-Mass.) told NBC‘s …