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Government Shutdown Averted as Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill
The U.S. Capitol on a December morning. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
The Senate passed a one-week government spending bill and President Donald Trump signed it Dec. 11, averting a government shutdown.
December 11, 2020US Senate Advances Spending Bill to Avert Oct. 1 Shutdown
The U.S. Capitol building stands in Washington on Sept. 14. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
The Senate on Sept. 29 voted 82-6 to clear a procedural vote on the stopgap spending bill needed to prevent an Oct. 1 shutdown of the federal government.
September 30, 2020House Aims to Pass Stopgap Government-Funding Bill Week of Sept. 21
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House would look to pass a stopgap bill next week. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
The House is aiming to vote the week of Sept. 21 on a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open when the fiscal year ends Oct. 1, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said.
September 14, 2020House Democrats Pitch $1.5 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference June 11. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg News)
House Democrats on June 18 pitched a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure and urged President Donald Trump to immediately engage in negotiations on how to pay for it.
June 18, 2020House Democrats Push for Infrastructure in Next Coronavirus Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to members of the media in the U.S. Capitol on March 27. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg News)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the next coronavirus stimulus bill should include at least $760 billion over five years for water projects, broadband and transportation — plus $10 billion for community health centers and more for housing and education — as a way to strengthen U.S. infrastructure and the economy.
April 1, 2020House Democrats to Map Out Economic Response to Virus Outbreak
Business class seats remain empty just prior to takeoff on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Tokyo on March 7. (David J. Phillip/AP)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to meet with top Democrats on March 9 to begin drawing up a response to the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak, which already is threatening to stall growth.
March 9, 2020Senate Delays Vote on USMCA
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A full Senate vote on President Donald Trump’s rewritten NAFTA trade agreement will be put off until next week at the earliest, after the deal was referred to multiple committees for review, according to a GOP aide.
January 7, 2020House Democrats Plan USMCA Vote as Nancy Pelosi Lauds Revised Deal
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House Democrats plan a vote the week of Dec. 16 on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free-trade agreement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members, saying the deal was changed to meet her demands.
December 10, 2019Pelosi, White House Seek USMCA Deal at Crucial Meeting
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by Kholood Eid/Bloomberg
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is meeting Nov. 21 with President Donald Trump’s trade representative Robert Lighthizer, but she said even if they reach a deal on the stalled U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, there might not be time to vote this year.
November 21, 2019White House, Democrats Upbeat on USMCA Despite Impeachment Prospects
President Donald Trump by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
The White House and House Democrats are increasingly upbeat that the stalled U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement can be amended and approved in Congress, despite the rancorous impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
October 17, 2019