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Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel testified before the House Budget Committee on the U.S. budgetary and economic outlook. He said the federal deficit was projected to grow …

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

“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, …

The House approved the debate rules for four fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills funding the Agriculture, Defense, State, and Homeland Security Departments. Members then debated and voted …

Representatives considered the debate rules for three bills, including the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, the third attempt by the House to move to general debate on the mea…

After receiving a tour of the Interstate 95 highway collapse, President Biden provided an update on his administration’s efforts to aid reconstruction efforts. He was joined by Pennsylvania …

The House Rules Committee considered H.R. 3746, the debt limit-federal spending bill, which was negotiated between House Republican leadership and the White House. In this portion, the commi…

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and the ranking members of the Ways and Means and Budget committees spoke to reporters about the Republican debt limit bill and other issues…

By a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal spending cut. Members also approved two FCC-related suspension bill…

The House Rules Committee debated a Republican bill that would tie an increase in the nation’s debt limit to cuts in spending. The Republican majority said their bill was the “responsible wa…

The House Rules Committee debated a GOP bill that would tie an increase in the nation’s debt limit to cuts in spending. The Republican majority said their bill was the “responsible way” to d…

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Republican leaders held a news conference after receiving a bipartisan briefing from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The briefing occurred amid…

Budget Committee Ranking Member Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA) talked about his priorities for the 118th Congress.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) defended President Biden after reports emerged that classified documents from his time as vice president were found at an office he used pri…

The House Ways and Means Committee returned from a closed session to vote on whether to release to the public redacted tax filing information former President Donald Trump between the years …

The House Ways and Means Committee convened before going into closed session to discuss whether to release to the public redacted tax filing information former President Donald Trump between…

The House approved legislation concerning school-based mental health services, corporate merger filing fees, and voting access for the disabled. Members also approved 25 suspension bills.

The House debated more than two dozen bills under suspension of the rules, including measures to reauthorize the Peace Corps, increase penalties for human trafficking, and establish national…

Former White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney (Trump administration, 2017-20) said, “The rules are not broken. Congress is broken,” referring to the federal debt limit. His comments came …

In a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…