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The House is heading home for August after approving a blueprint for a $95-billion partisan bill to funnel more taxpayer dollars into the war on Iran, put a bandaid on the price spikes it’s caused for farmers and consumers, and suppress voting rights. The package still faces an uncertain future in the Senate, as we discussed in our Monday edition . We’ll see if that future becomes clearer over the…
The House is slated to consider the blueprint for Republicans’ third reconciliation push this week. The $95-billion package will primarily bankroll the war on Iran and could be one of the last votes Republicans take before the midterm elections—assuming the package gets that far. Below, we’ll walk through the hurdles standing between reconciliation 3.0 and the President’s desk. Background The…
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has teed up another run at reconciliation, the process that allows Congress to pass certain legislation with a party-line vote. Recall that the GOP-controlled Congress already has two reconciliation bills under its belt: last summer’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act , and June’s narrower package that funneled an extra $70 billion to the…
The Senate could vote today to funnel $70 billion in taxpayer money to President Trump’s mass deportation machine via a party-line reconciliation bill (text here and here ). Should the package pass, it will head to the House for a final vote as soon as tomorrow . Below, we’ll summarize what’s in the bill and where we are in the process. For a more detailed analysis, I highly recommend National…
Republicans in Congress spent May racing to funnel more taxpayer money to President Trump’s mass deportation machine via a party-line reconciliation bill. That effort began unraveling before Memorial Day—first over a now-stricken $1 billion earmark for the President’s 90,000 square-foot ballroom , now over a $1.8 billion taxpayer-financed slush fund to compensate Americans who believe the…
Congress is hurtling towards votes on a massive funding infusion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, paired with money to build the President’s gilded ballroom . But the package’s contours could still change as Republicans go through the reconciliation process that allows them to move the bill without Democratic votes. Below, we’ll get into where things stand, key…
This week, Republicans unveiled a legislative package to funnel billions of dollars to immigration enforcement and the President’s deeply unpopular 90,000 square foot ballroom —the same ballroom the President promised would come at “ZERO cost to the American Taxpayer!” Below, we’ll cover what that legislation includes and expected next steps. What’s in the GOP’s proposal? Republicans’ $72 billion…
House Republicans went into this week with a long to-do list. Among their agenda items: Approve a long-elusive farm bill , which locks in cuts to food assistance that Republicans passed last summer. Those cuts have already taken food assistance from 2.5 million Americans in less than a year. Extend government surveillance powers set to expire on Thursday— without requiring warrants to collect…
Today, the Senate kicked off the reconciliation process Republicans hope to use to pass more funding for immigration enforcement. Below, I’ll walk through what they’ve done and what it means. For a guide to the reconciliation process, check out A Visual Guide to Reconciliation ! What the budget resolution says This morning, Senate Republicans released a budget resolution that directs the House and…
It’s official: Republicans plan to use the reconciliation process to send more money to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. Republican congressional leaders announced their plans after the President demanded a reconciliation bill that funds ICE and Border patrol by June 1. Below, I’ll run through some of the key questions that remain and what this all means long-term.…
