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Democratic, GOP House Members Pitch New Infrastructure Plan J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. House members that is trying to keep alive the hope of a bipartisan infrastructure package said late June 8 agreement had been reached on $761.8 billion in new spending over eight years. Together with $487.2 billion in spending that Congress already was likely to enact, the total would come to $1.2 trillion, according to a House aide. President Joe Biden pit...

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joins ‘Fox and Friends’ to discuss holding China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic. FIRST ON FOX: The Bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus has thrown its support behind legislation to form an independent commission to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.  The caucus has a significant voting bloc of 58 members, equally divided between 29 Republicans and 29 Democrats. By backing the Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act, ...

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen) says the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who visited the Rio Grande Valley in April, is releasing a plan that will look at root causes for the increase of migrants at the border, instead of just focusing on short-term management of migrants.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced two bills that seek to equip the U.S. with the ability to investigate the origin of the CCP virus pandemic.

Bipartisan House bills aimed at China on coronavirus origins, letting victims kin sue Beijing U.S. bipartisan bills Friday that address the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and would allow victims families to sue The first bill, the "Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act," would establish a 9/11-style bipartisan commission to investigate how the pandemic started. It is being introduced by five Democrats and five Republicans.  The second bill, dubbed the "Never Again International Ou...

Congressman Fred Upton thinks a compromise on infrastructure between the Biden administration and Republicans in Congress will be possible soon. He tells WSJM

House members plan to introduce two bipartisan bills on Friday that address the origins of the pandemic and China’s culpability.

The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: US Rep. Ed Case - Honolulu Civil Beat The Hawaii congressman is optimistic that Congress will compromise on major infrastructure legislation. Editor’s note:  The Civil Beat Editorial Board and other reporters spoke with U.S. Rep. Ed Case Monday in a wide-ranging interview. The topics included infrastructure legislation, police reform, U.S. policy in the Pacific, helping businesses survive COVID-19 and Honolulu rail. Our interview has been edited for ...

Biden Tax Hikes Hitting Resistance, With ‘No Room for Error’ Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Nancy Cook and Laura Davison (Bloomberg) -- Weeks after President Joe Biden pitched the first major set of tax increases since 1993, signs are mounting that anxiety among congressional Democrats will significantly temper any increases that manage to pass Congress. “We are trying to identify a menu of options” that can pass, Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said in an interview. “You ...

Biden Tax Hikes Are Hitting Resistance, With ‘No Room for Error’ Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Nancy Cook and Laura Davison (Bloomberg) -- Weeks after President Joe Biden pitched the first major set of tax increases since 1993, signs are mounting that anxiety among congressional Democrats will significantly temper any increases that manage to pass Congress. “We are trying to identify a menu of options” that can pass, Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said in an interview. “...