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The key points in it. the bill will raise the debt ceiling for two years. after republicans demand it s spending cuts, the deal caps non-defense spending to just 1% increase over the next two years. it claws back unspent covid aid, and places new work requirements for some adults on food stamps. some house conservatives aware wade mccarthy gave too much and even floated the idea of replacing him as. if i can t kill it, if we can t kill it on the floor tomorrow, then we re gonna have to then regroup and figure out the whole leadership arrangement again. mccarthy of course needs 218 votes to get this bill passed, and if he fails to get enough republican votes, he s going to need support from democrats. but here s the problem there, some of those are far far far from being the lock. i m still undecided. and those words are exactly how i still feel. we are being held hostage. ....
She reiterated failure to raise the debt limit would be catastrophic for the financial system as well as american families and businesses. john, i think the message has gotten through because now you re hearing a little more optimism and a little more urgency, but the time still here is really running out. so where i guess, where are the potential compromises? work requirements, senator biden had supported work requirements over past years for safety net programs. that s something that republicans really want. more of them for people age 50 to 55 to work more to get some of those food stamps and medicaid. maybe clawing back unspent covid aid that states have. states aren t happy about it but it s some place you could find compromise and energy permitting rereform. there s a bunch of stuff outside of that that both sides aren t moving on. still as melanie said a very ambitious agenda with a very, very short timeline. i will tell you we had the stock market up a moment ago and you sa ....
Permitting land provisions to expedite energy projects that are green lighted by the federal government. whether that is included as part of the package remains to be seen. they are also talking about capping discretionary spending. that is something the republicans have pushed for long term caps on discretionary spending, that is something the white house has pushed back on. can they find a middle ground on that issue. also discussion about pulling back on already enacted covid aid as part of the debt limit. but can they sell the wider republican and democratic caucuses in the house and senate, all major questions as debt default looms over washington. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. special counsel appointed during the trump administration has released his findings about the trump/russia probe. john durham said the agency suffered from confirmation bias and concluded the fbi should never have launched a full blown ....
Spending, that is something the white house has pushed back on. can they find a middle ground on that issue. also discussion about pulling back on already enacted covid aid as part of the debt limit. but can they sell the wider republican and democratic caucuses in the house and senate, all major questions as debt default looms over washington. manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. all eyes on those meetings. police in farming ton, new mexico are investigating a crime scene following a shooting rampage tuesday that killed three and wounded six others including two officers. officials say the 18-year-old gunman use the an ar-15 style rifle and two other guns and was ultimately skilled by responding officers. detectives are talking to the suspect s family members and piecing through evidence trying to understand his motive. there was no schools, no ....
The federal government doled out more than $23 billion in taxpayer-funded Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) aid to the nation's top 20 nonprofit hospitals. This is according to a report compiled [.] ....