News | Environment & Health 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. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 2, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 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. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout June 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams June 2, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth 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. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! June 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 31, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 30, 2023 Truthout