Tag: infrastructure

Dems Announce Sweeping $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal For Reconciliation

By Josh Kovensky | July 14, 2021 5:21 p.m.

Dems Give Some Basics On What’s In Their Plan For $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package

By Josh Kovensky | July 14, 2021 5:11 p.m.

As Republicans Wobble On Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, Convenient Offramps Await

By Kate Riga | July 13, 2021 5:06 p.m.

Back To Debt Brinksmanship? Some GOPer Sens Think It Just Might Be Time

By Josh Kovensky | July 13, 2021 3:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. Democratic leadership criticized President Trumps response to the spread of the coronavirus and pushed for relief for individuals that may have to miss work from being quarantined. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Chuck Schumer

Where Things Stand: Schumer Warns Colleagues To Prepare For Late Nights

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By Nicole Lafond | July 9, 2021 12:31 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned his colleagues on Friday that their beloved August recess may be in flux if they are unable to tackle his ambitious agenda in time.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 9: (L-R) Sen. Angus King (I-ME), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speak with each other after a closed-door meeting with fellow Democratic Senators, on Capitol Hill, July 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. The senators fielded questions from the media on student loan legislation. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

As Dems Walk Infrastructure Tightrope, Charlie Brown Tendencies Threaten Delicate Balance

By Kate Riga | July 3, 2021 9:00 a.m.

UNITED STATES - JUNE 10: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with reporters after a vote in the Capitol on Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Manchin Suggests He’s Good With The Dems’ ‘Tandem’ Approach On Infrastructure

By Josh Kovensky | June 29, 2021 11:36 a.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens to Republican senators speaks about their opposition to S. 1, the "For The People Act" on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. Republican are calling the proposed legislation, which is intended to expand voting rights and reform campaign finance, a federal take over of elections and unconstitutional. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

GOP Claims That They Were Hoodwinked By The Tandem Infrastructure Bills Are Provably Nonsense

By Kate Riga | June 28, 2021 2:44 p.m.

McConnell Insists That Schumer, Pelosi Give Back His Ability To Let Infrastructure Reconciliation Bill Die

By Kate Riga | June 28, 2021 10:49 a.m.

Some GOPers Calmed Down After Biden Cleared Up Their Faux Infrastructure Brouhaha

By Summer Concepcion | June 27, 2021 5:36 p.m.