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IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committ…

Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testified before the Senate Budget Committee on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. She touted the successes of the adm…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency before the Senate Finance Committee. Topics included protecting M…

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young said President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request “details a blueprint” that builds on the progress of his economic agenda. Appea…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured lawmakers the U.S. banking system remains sound as she testified before congress for the first time following two recent bank failures. The secretar…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged the U.S. is dealing with what she labeled “unacceptable levels of inflation” and expects it to remain high for 2022. Additionally, she pledged it…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Becerra said the Biden admin…

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on agency operations and its fiscal year 2023 budget request. The commissioner spoke about his expectation tha…

White House Budget Director Shalanda Young testified at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal and priorities. Director Young answered questi…

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing to consider President Biden’s nomination of Shalanda Young to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Nani Colore…

The Senate passed legislation extending funding through March 11, 2022. Members recessed, subject to the call of the chair.

The Senate approved a House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through February 18, 2022, thus avoiding a shutdown ahead of a December 3 deadline. An amendment to the measur…

The Senate voted to extend the debt limit through December 3, 2021. The Treasury Department had indicated that the nation would reach its borrowing limit in 11 days without congressional act…

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, 69-30. Vice President Kamala Harris read the final vote. All Democrats and 19 Republicans voted for the measure, including M…

The Senate continued work on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Members also spoke about the next bill on the agenda, a $3.5 trillion budget plan.

The Senate continued work on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, passing an amendment that would make changes to the underlying legislation. Members also voted 68-29 to invoke cl…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified about President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request at a virtual Senate Finance Committee hearing. Lawmakers asked about rising inflation rates,…

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing for Shalanda Young to serve as deputy director of the White House budget office (Office of Management and Budget, or OMB). Ms. Young p…

The Senate Budget Committee held a confirmation hearing for Neera Tanden to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and other members …