Electric cars, drug costs and more: 5 battles Democrats could lose on their marquee bill

Electric cars, drug costs and more: 5 battles Democrats could lose on their marquee bill-politico:  Democrats are bracing for potentially huge changes to their party-line climate, tax and health care bill as it’s run through strict Senate rules that will determine which parts they can keep, which need makeovers and which they’ll have to chuck in the garbage.

House Democrats buttoning up budget votes as they await Senate

House Democrats buttoning up budget votes as they await Senate-rollcall:  Barriers to House Democrats accepting a Senate-drafted climate, tax and health care package appear to be melting away, but they’re still processing a shrunken bill that lacks their top priorities.

Biden OKs health care-focused budget pact struck in Senate

Biden OKs health care-focused budget pact struck in Senate-rollcall:  President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan hatched by two key Senate Democrats to pass a budget reconciliation package that would help lower the cost of prescription drugs and protect millions of households from health insurance premium spikes, even if it leaves out important clean energy priorities

For chips and budget packages, Democrats face choices

For chips and budget packages, Democrats face choices-rollcall: Much of official Washington and interested observers outside the Beltway have been attempting to parse Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bombshell last Thursday that appeared to drive a stake into bipartisan talks to pass a package of domestic semiconductor manufacturing incentives this summer.

Biden budget release likely delayed until March

Biden budget release likely delayed until March-rollcall:  The White House appears to be aiming for release of President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget in March, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, a month after the statutory deadline, which is the first Monday in February.

Congress thwarts shutdown after vaccine mandate clash

Congress thwarts shutdown after vaccine mandate clash-politico:  Congress averted a government shutdown after Senate leaders mollified a group of Republicans who demanded a vote targeting President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.

Pelosi offers to ‘advance’ budget and infrastructure measures together

Pelosi offers to ‘advance’ budget and infrastructure measures together-rollcall: Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday sought to reach a compromise with nine moderate House Democrats, who have threatened to vote against adopting the budget resolution unless the House first votes on a Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Senate Democrats begin push-pull process on budget

Senate Democrats begin push-pull process on budget-rollcall:  Senate Democrats on Wednesday reacted warmly to a broad outline of a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation plan negotiated by party leaders, although progressives pushed for more spending while moderates offered some cautionary notes.

Hoyer: House to take up stopgap funding the week of September 16

Hoyer: House to take up stopgap funding the week of September 16-rollcall: The House will vote on a continuing resolution the week of September 16, according to a letter Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer released Thursday. The stopgap spending bill, needed to keep the government funded when the new fiscal year begins October 1, will likely last until late November, according to a House Democratic aide. That could mean an end date of November 21, the last day the House is scheduled to be in session before leaving for Thanksgiving break.

Nancy Pelosi warns cuts in foreign aid could jeopardize budget deal

Nancy Pelosi warns cuts in foreign aid could jeopardize budget deal-politico: Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning the Trump administration that a White House proposal to cut billions of dollars in foreign aid could imperil a recent two-year budget agreement. Before leaving for the August recess, Congress passed a massive budget deal that suspended the debt ceiling through July 2021 and decreased the likelihood of a government shutdown. But the White House more recently has been eyeing a so-called rescissions package, which would impose more than $4 billion in cuts to the United States Agency for International Development and the State Department.

Budget deal sparks scramble to prevent shutdown

Budget deal sparks scramble to prevent shutdown-thehill: Congress and President Trump struck a two-year budget deal, but now comes the hard part, actually funding the government. With both the House and Senate out of town for the August recess, lawmakers will face a chaotic September. They’ll have three weeks to prevent a second shutdown in a year that is set to start Oct. 1 without congressional action.

Pelosi rebounds after weeks of infighting

Pelosi rebounds after weeks of infighting-politico: The speaker leaves Washington for the summer recess after securing a $2.7 trillion budget deal and holding firm on impeachment. Pelosi shepherded enough Democrats to back her grand fiscal bargain with President Donald Trump that she didn’t need a single GOP vote, a decisive victory for Democrats and a stark rebound for the speaker after a chaotic month that laid bare painful divisions within the caucus.

Why Trump swallowed a budget deal that bleeds red ink

Why Trump swallowed a budget deal that bleeds red ink-politico: Trump looked to his friend and Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to work with Pelosi and McConnell to strike a budget deal that avoids another risky spending fight until after the 2020 election.

Budget deal on track despite grumbling on the left and right

Budget deal on track despite grumbling on the left andright-politico: Capitol Hill leaders are increasingly confident that a massive two-year budget bill will clear Congress before the August recess, buoyed by President Donald Trump's endorsement and minor opposition from the left and right. The deal is expected to win wide support from across the House Democratic caucus on the floor this week, according to multiple lawmakers and aides. Some progressive Democrats have grumbled about the deal, but none have threatened to oppose it outright, and leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are still discussing it internally.

Trump, Democrats clinch two-year budget deal

Trump, Democrats clinch two-year budget deal-thehill: President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reached a two-year budget deal Monday that also suspends the debt ceiling through July 2021, capping days of furious negotiations. The agreement, spearheaded by Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, sets the top-line numbers for overall defense and nondefense spending for fiscal 2020 and 2021.

Democrats say White House offer on budget deal has 'nonstarters'

Democrats say White House offer on budget deal has 'nonstarters'-politico: Democrats said there are "nonstarters" in a new White House offer that includes $1.1 trillion in options to offset spending increases in a two-year spending agreement that would raise the budget caps and hike the debt limit. The Trump administration’s demand to offset the spending increases represents a significant hurdle to finalizing a deal, with the administration seeking at least $150 billion in cuts.

Mnuchin says deal reached on overall spending levels

Mnuchin says deal reached on overall spending levels-politico: The Trump administration and congressional leaders have “reached an agreement“ on overall spending levels in a two-year deal to raise the budget caps, in addition to settling on a two-year debt limit increase, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday morning.

Senate Republicans pray Trump will take budget deal

Senate Republicans pray Trump will take budget deal-politico: Congress and the White House are moving toward an ambitious budget deal, but the big question still remains: What will President Donald Trump do? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican senators are pushing Trump to accept an agreement with Democrats that would avoid stiff budget cuts, steer clear of a potential default and provide a huge measure of certainty through the presidential campaign.

Internal cracks emerge in GOP strategy to avoid shutdown

Internal cracks emerge in GOP strategy to avoid shutdown-thehill: Senate Republicans are struggling to unite behind a plan to fund the government after budget talks have ground to a halt. Congress has until the end of September to prevent the second government closure of the year, but Republicans are struggling to overcome the first roadblock, agreeing to top-line defense and nondefense figures or deciding what comes next if they can’t.

GOP lawmakers want Mulvaney sidelined in budget talks

GOP lawmakers want Mulvaney sidelined in budget talks-thehill: Senate Republicans, eager to avert a government shutdown or automatic spending cuts, want acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney pushed to the sidelines in budget negotiations with Democrats. GOP lawmakers would prefer Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin take the lead in representing the White House, as they see him being more amenable to a two-year spending deal that would also raise the debt limit.