Sentences with phrase «federal debt limit»

President Trump's sudden pivot to cooperation with congressional leaders to advance hurricane relief and raise the federal debt limit signals a potential disintegration of the Republican Party, as two conservative factions intensify their opposition to...

The leader of an influential group of House conservatives warned GOP leaders Thursday not to attach aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey to an increase in the federal debt limit, a stance that could constrain Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R - Wis.)

The leader of an influential group of House conservatives warned GOP leaders Thursday not to attach aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey to an increase in the federal debt limit, a stance that could constrain Speaker Paul Ryan, R - Wis., as he tries to win support over the coming weeks for several...

The danger the United States faces today is that the government debt crisis scheduled to hit Congress next spring (when Republicans are threatening to vote against raising the federal debt limit as the government deficit soars) will provide an opportunity for the wealthy to give a coup de grace on what is left of progressive taxation in this country.

The Trump administration said Sunday that it wants Congress to attach aid for victims of Hurricane Harvey to a bill that would increase the federal debt limit, a move that clashes with an influential group of House conservatives who have warned GOP leaders not to connect the two funding initiatives.

3) A new prediction is that there will be a government shut down this December, due to federal debt limit increase disputes among politicians.

Congressional Republicans plan to use a disaster relief package for Harvey as the vehicle to pass a contentious increase in the federal debt limit.

Former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, a Republican from Onondaga Hill, is among those who voted against raising the federal debt limit to prevent default.

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans on Thursday abandoned budget talks aimed at clearing the way for a federal debt limit increase, leaving the outcome in doubt as they vowed not to give in to a Democratic push for new tax revenues as part of any compromise.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R - Kentucky, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R - Virginia, both told Sunday talk shows that all issues are on the table in deficit reduction talks led by Vice President Joe Biden intended to reach a deal on raising the federal debt limit.

The Congressional Budget Act permits using reconciliation for legislation that changes spending, revenues, and the federal debt limit.

• Increase the federal debt limit, which will be reached later this fall.