Infrastructure

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., told reporters Thursday that he viewed a Democratic consensus on a topline number for President Biden’s social spending bill as the key to reaching an agreement on its framework in the coming days.

Despite comments from Rep. Ilhan Omar slamming Sen. Joe Manchin Tuesday, other top progressive Democrats who met with President Biden said they are optimistic about a possible deal.

President Biden has privately informed Democratic lawmakers he is optimistic they can reach an agreement on a social spending plan capped at about $1.9 trillion, a spending target that would mark a significant reduction from the vast economic overhaul he initially envisioned, according to a report Tuesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, says his state's ports can help alleviate the ongoing supply chain crisis in the U.S.

President Biden is meeting with 17 total members of Congress on Tuesday as Democrats' reconciliation talks drag on.

Progressives lashed out at Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate Democrat from West Virginia, after Axios reported he wants means testing and work requirements attached to the child tax credit.

Economist Mohamed El-Erian discussed his predictions regarding inflation, workforce shortages, and port bottlenecks on 'Fox News Sunday.'

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says the House will work to pass portions of President Biden's agenda, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build Back Better Act, within coming weeks.

President Biden on Friday maintained that his spending bill would not add to the deficit, and said it likely would not reach $3.5 trillion this year, as moderate and progressive Democrats continue to debate a price tag for the package.

As Democrats seek a compromise on President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar “Build Back Better” agenda, Progressive lawmakers are warning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi against making cuts to the scope of their preferred social spending programs.

President Biden called Wednesday for private sector businesses to “step up” and assist his administration’s latest push to address a supply chain crisis that has sparked fears of empty shelves during the critical holiday shopping season.

House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal hit House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a Tuesday fundraising email.

The House of Representatives is set to raise the debt ceiling on Tuesday, averting an economic crisis. But Democrats still have a lot to do to pass President Biden's agenda,

House Problem Solvers Caucus Chairman Josh Gottheimer says in a Tuesday op-ed for NJ.com that the House of Representatives should pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill quickly to get "shovels in the ground."

A Democrat-proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation package will need "40 different taxes" to pay for the bill's sweeping measures, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said.