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Progressives Slam House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s Debt Ceiling Comments
Jeffries said discussing a federal spending freeze — a real-term cut when adjusted for inflation — is reasonable.
The GOP Would Rather Hold Hungry Families Hostage Than Tax the Wealthy
The GOP, unable to destroy the social safety net through normal legislative processes, has turned to blackmail.
GOP Demands Larger Pentagon Budget Amid Continued Push to Slash Aid Programs
Republicans are reportedly demanding even stricter work requirements than they originally proposed for SNAP recipients.
GOP Tax Cut Plan Would Add $3.5T to Deficit, Congressional Budget Office Finds
If the GOP got its way, trillions would be transferred from the public straight into the pockets of the rich.
McCarthy Pushes More Work Requirements for Medicaid and SNAP in Debt Talks
Biden could invoke the 14th Amendment to resolve the crisis over the debt ceiling for now, argues Robert Kuttner.
A Series of Climate Catastrophes Have Exacerbated the Debt Ceiling Crisis
A barrage of climate-fueled disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.
Progressives Worry Biden Remarks May Signal Concession to GOP Spending Cuts
He showed openness to budget negotiations with House Republicans, who are using the threat of default to push for cuts.
Senator Whitehouse: 275 of 315 Pages of GOP Debt Limit Bill Are Big Oil Favors
The proposal contains the entirety of Republicans’ H.R. 1, a major pro-fossil fuel package.
The Debt Ceiling Debate Is a Manufactured Crisis. Tax the Wealthy What They Owe.
The budget-balancing problem in the U.S. stems from military spending and tax cuts for the rich.
Sanders Calls on Biden to Fight for Working People in Debt Ceiling Battle
"We have already too much inequality in America," said Sanders. "Let's not make it worse."