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Biden Debt Ceiling Deal Clears Way for Climate Killing Mountain Valley Pipeline
Indigenous and environmental activists who have fought the dangerous pipeline project for years vowed to continue.
Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP
“The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse.”
Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls
Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough.
Manchin, Tester and Sinema Join Senate GOP to Repeal Biden Student Debt Relief
H.J. Res. 45 would reinstate the debt of over 260,000 public service workers whose loan balances have been wiped clean.
Debt Ceiling Deal Ends Freeze on Student Loan Payments for Millions
Debt relief activists are urging members of Congress and the Biden administration to strike the provision from the deal.
McCarthy Warns That Social Security and Medicare Are the GOP’s Next Target
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the debt ceiling agreement is just "the first step" of the GOP's broader agenda.
38 Members of Congressional Progressive Caucus Vote Against Debt Ceiling Bill
The legislation passed the House and now heads to the Senate, where lawmakers are expected to act before June 5.
Bush Files to Strike Expanded Work Requirements for SNAP Out of Debt Limit Bill
"Work requirements are ineffective at best, and deadly at worst," Rep. Cori Bush said.
Debt Limit Deal Prohibits Biden From Extending Student Loan Payment Pause Again
The bill would implement a sweeping change for student debt at a time of great uncertainty for borrowers.
Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal
If Democrats were uniformly in opposition, the vote would fail with the number of Republicans against the package.