House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer met on April 27 to discuss possible legislation to reduce gas prices, according to a Democratic aide.
April 27, 2022Erik Wasson
Government, Business, Fuel 
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi by Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News
Dems Consider Legislative Moves to Cut Gas Prices
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi by Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News Government 
House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro by Al Drago/Bloomberg News
House Nears Vote on Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown
House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro by Al Drago/Bloomberg NewsThe House released a short-term government funding bill and plans to vote on it Feb. 8 to stave off a federal shutdown after Feb. 18.
February 7, 2022 Government 
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) by Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg News
Manchin Calls ‘Build Back Better’ Plan Dead
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) by Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg NewsDemocratic Sen. Joe Manchin said President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion Build Back Better plan is “dead,” and any talks on reviving key parts of it must start from scratch.
February 1, 2022 Government, Business 
The U.S. Capitol stands in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
Key Lawmakers Reach Stopgap Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown
The U.S. Capitol stands in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)House Democrats released a bipartisan short-term spending bill to keep the government open after midnight Dec. 3 and plan to put it to a House vote later Dec. 2.
December 2, 2021 Government 
The bill passed after Democrats dropped an earlier attempt to attach a debt-ceiling suspension to the bill in face of implacable Republican opposition to that measure. (Associated Press)
Congress Clears Government Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown
The bill passed after Democrats dropped an earlier attempt to attach a debt-ceiling suspension to the bill in face of implacable Republican opposition to that measure. (Associated Press)The House passed a nine-week spending bill to avert a U.S. government shutdown hours before it was set to begin on an 254-175 vote. The legislation passed the Senate earlier Sept. 30 and was signed by President Joe Biden.
September 30, 2021 Government 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by Samuel Corum/Bloomberg News
House GOP Squeezes Pelosi on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by Samuel Corum/Bloomberg NewsHouse GOP leaders are urging Republican lawmakers to vote against the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, increasing the likelihood that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will have to postpone a planned Sept. 27 vote on the bill given opposition in her own caucus.
September 22, 2021 Government, Business 
The U.S. Capitol by Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News
House Passes Debt Limit Suspension, Sets Up Standoff in Senate
The U.S. Capitol by Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg NewsThe Democratic-controlled House passed a bill that would suspend the U.S. debt ceiling into December 2022 and provide the government funding to operate past Sept. 30. Republicans have vowed to block it when it reaches the Senate over the debt limit provision.
September 21, 2021 Government 
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) during an interview on Bloomberg TV. (Bloomberg TV)
Top House Democrat Still Eyes Passing Biden Agenda This Month
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) during an interview on Bloomberg TV. (Bloomberg TV)The chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee said Sept. 1 that Democrats are trying to complete work on President Joe Biden’s $4 trillion economic agenda by the end of September.
September 2, 2021 Government, Business 
“The pay-fors are pretty much lined up," says Sen. Joe Manchin. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Infrastructure Deal in Sight After Medicare Agreement
“The pay-fors are pretty much lined up," says Sen. Joe Manchin. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)A bipartisan group of senators is closing in on a $579 billion infrastructure deal after agreeing to pay for it in part by delaying a Trump-era Medicare regulation, a key Democratic senator said July 22.
July 22, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
Construction workers carry a sheet of wood on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)
Bipartisan House Group Backs Biden-Senate Infrastructure Deal
Construction workers carry a sheet of wood on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Bloomberg News)A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on July 6 publicly endorsed President Joe Biden’s $579 billion infrastructure deal with a group of Republican and Democratic senators, giving the compromise fresh momentum at the start of a crucial month for the administration’s agenda.
July 6, 2021