December 8, 2021 GOP senators frustrated with McConnell deal to raise debt limit, as monthslong standoff appears close to end Senate Republicans appear likely to grudgingly accept a deal Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell struck to raise the debt ceiling.
November 1, 2021 Cori Bush: Manchin opposition to Build Back Better is 'anti-Black' Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a member of the left-wing House "Squad" who supports efforts to defund the police, released a statement Monday chastising Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., for the lack of support he has given President Biden's Build Back Better Act, saying his unwillingness to support the legislation is "anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant."
October 21, 2021 Rep. Nancy Mace: Let's talk about US government debt – and how to fix this mess When consumers "default" they can lose their homes or other valuable assets and creditors come after them. When the federal government does it, D.C. just raises its limit to limitless.
October 6, 2021 Manchin stands firm on filibuster, Dem plans for debt ceiling hike thwarted Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday “nothing’s changing” when it comes to his stance on the filibuster – suggesting Democratic attempts to raise the debt ceiling could again be thwarted.
August 30, 2021 WaPo editorial: Democrats' 'just-fund-everything approach' could add trillions to national debt The Washington Post editorial board implored Congressional Democrats to take advantage of the opportunity to ambitiously push through a “historic reshaping of the federal government” while they hold power, but to pay for their reforms and not throw the federal budget "further out of whack."
August 16, 2021 Jason Chaffetz: Dear Republican Trump haters – What did you get for your trade? A little less than a year ago, a significant number of independent and Republican voters decided to trade bad tweets for bad policy.
July 28, 2021 Jason Chaffetz: Dems' spending spree – here's how the states can take charge of our financial fate With another debt ceiling deadline approaching at the end of July, everyone's least favorite subject will again rear its ugly head: our financial fate.
April 26, 2021 Renewed Republican debt ceiling fight is shift from Trump-era spending Senate Republicans are proposing to adopt a new party rule that requires spending cuts in order to raise the debt ceiling – but some are slamming the move as hypocritical, saying Republicans' position on the matter is in stark contrast to their debt-ceiling record under the Trump administration.
March 3, 2021 McConnell blasts COVID relief bill as 'wildly out of proportion' with America's needs The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed by the House is "a wildly out-of-proportion response to where the country is at the moment," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told "The Story" Wednesday.
December 23, 2020 Justin Haskins: COVID relief bill is reckless, disgusting – who will save our economy? Sending people "stimulus" checks when government refuses to allow much of the economy to operate normally is not only a fool’s errand, it’s cronyism at its worst.