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Last-minute effort to amend budget reconciliation bill to favor Alaska hits roadblocks
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan took to social media to blame Democrats for the removal of a provision that would have benefited ...
Sen. Collins in spotlight as Trump budget bill heads to final vote in Senate
While Sen. Susan Collins is among a handful of Republican holdouts, Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with ...
Graham claims sole authority to decide if GOP megabill complies with budget laws
The Senate’s presiding Republican chairman has ruled that Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has the sole authority to decide if provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act ...
When will Congress pass Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’?
While most bills need to clear a 60-vote “filibuster” threshold to pass the 100-member Senate, Republicans are trying to pass the “big, beautiful bill” through a special process known as budget ...
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Case opposes legislative branch funding bill, citing threats to Congressional oversight
US Rep. Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted against the Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative ...
Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It.
GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Yet Georgia’s example shows ...
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Congressional Budget Office - The New York Times
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that the richer Americans were, the more they would benefit from the measure carrying President Trump’s agenda. And the poorest would lose out ...
The US is in a Mental Health Crisis. Congress’ Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Only Make It Worse.
The US is in a Mental Health Crisis. Congress' Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Only Make It Worse. Sponsored by National ...