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Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a member of the Progressive Caucus, talked about the September 30, 2023, government funding deadline.

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a member of the Budget and Ways & Means Committees and the Progressive Caucus, talked about the House vote on the debt ceiling bill.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned members of Congress about defaulting on the debt as she testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the House Ways and Means …

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a member of the Budget and Ways & Means Committees, talked about the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget request and the progressive agenda.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on her department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. The topic of high inflation dominated questioning a…

In a vote of 219-212, the House voted to suspend the debt ceiling through December 16, 2022. Democratic Representatives Golden (ME) and Schrader (OR) voted “no.” Republican Representative Ki…

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) of the Ways and Means Committee talked about congressional action on infrastructure and reconciliation legislation, as well as government funding and de…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a markup hearing for the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill. Committee members debated amendments related to the U.S. global minimum tax rate…

The House Ways & Means Committee debated the 2022 budget reconciliation bill.

The House Ways and Means Committee met to mark up and debate the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill, including amendments related to universal paid family leave and retirement plan …

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified on the department’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget before the House Ways and Means Committee. A variety of topics were discussed, including invest…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on the fiscal year 2022 budget request for the agency. Topics he engaged with lawmakers on included the impact of unaccompanied m…

The House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to work on the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. Committee members offered and debated amendments to the legislation, which was serving as the vehicl…

The House Ways and Means Committee met for a second day to work on the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. Committee member offered and debated amendments to the legislation, which was servi…

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal. The secretary serves on the administration’s coron…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee to testify on the president’s 2021 budget request. Although the secretary fielded members' qu…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget request. Republican committee members praised President Trump fo…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for his department. He address a…

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) talked about Republican tax reform efforts and the possibility of a government shutdown if a deal was not reached to fund the government by December 8, …