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“I believe we have reached a defining moment. Our fiscal affairs are completely off track … we are off in the weeds, and we’ve got to get back on track,” said former Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND, …

Former Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and former treasury secretary during the Obama administration, Jack Lew, discussed the pending debate over raising the nation’s debt limit. Both former offi…

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…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) to “respect my humanity” and “understand my background” as a member of a family that fled Communist Cuba when t…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss President Biden’s foreign policy and fiscal year 2023 budget request for the department. S…

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…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing to consider President Biden’s nomination of Shalanda Young to be director of the Office of Managem…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominees for deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

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…

President Biden signed into law the $1 trillion infrastructure bill during a ceremony at the White House. The president called it a “blue collar blueprint to rebuild America,” and praised Re…

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…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. The secre…

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,…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request and its foreign policy priorities. Several membe…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Shalanda Young to serve as the White House deputy budget director and Jason Miller to serve as…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Neera Tanden to serve as White House budget director. In her opening remarks, Ms. Tanden told …