Speaker needs nearly all his caucus’s votes for ‘Limit, Save, Grow Act’ as negotiating position with Biden over US borrowing
There’s still substantial uncertainty over whether enough House Republicans will vote for the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which raises the debt ceiling and cuts spending. They are meeting right now at the Capitol, so we may have a better idea of where things stand within the hour.
Less murky is what Democrats think of the bill. “It might as well be called the Default On America Act because that’s exactly what it is: DOA,” declared the Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer yesterday. And even if it somehow made it through that chamber, the White House said Joe Biden would veto it upon arrival at his desk.
The Senate health, education and labor committee will vote on the nomination of Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, but it’s unclear if she has the votes to be confirmed by the whole chamber.
Joe Biden will host South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House, where they’ll have a joint press conference (rare for Biden) at 12:30 pm eastern time and then a state dinner in the evening.
Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson will formally announce his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination at 11:05 am.
Continue reading…Speaker needs nearly all his caucus’s votes for ‘Limit, Save, Grow Act’ as negotiating position with Biden over US borrowingThere’s still substantial uncertainty over whether enough House Republicans will vote for the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which raises the debt ceiling and cuts spending. They are meeting right now at the Capitol, so we may have a better idea of where things stand within the hour.Less murky is what Democrats think of the bill. “It might as well be called the Default On America Act because that’s exactly what it is: DOA,” declared the Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer yesterday. And even if it somehow made it through that chamber, the White House said Joe Biden would veto it upon arrival at his desk.The Senate health, education and labor committee will vote on the nomination of Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, but it’s unclear if she has the votes to be confirmed by the whole chamber.Joe Biden will host South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House, where they’ll have a joint press conference (rare for Biden) at 12:30 pm eastern time and then a state dinner in the evening.Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson will formally announce his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination at 11:05 am. Continue reading…