Caitlin Emma and Jen Scholtes expertly break down the three shared truths that emerge from looking at the last 10 debt limit deadlines Congress has faced in the last 13 years. GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Monday, March 6, where a rewatch of Crip Camp is recommended, after the death of civil rights activist Judy Heumann this weekend.īACK TO THE (DEBT LIMIT) FUTURE - If it feels like talking about the impending debt limit standoff puts everyone on Capitol Hill on an emotional hair trigger, that’s because there’s a whole lot of baggage. Schumer’s focus is on implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, CHIPS and Science Act, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and Inflation Reduction Act and says that allowing funds for capacity building would cut “through red tape, maximizing the impact of taxpayer dollars, and getting funding quickly out the door.” Read the full letter. “Many smaller localities, rural areas, and distressed communities often lack the resources and capacity to compete for and fully realize the benefits of this funding, especially given the significant number of opportunities coming all at once as the many bills are implemented,” writes Schumer. Republicans are sure to frame Democrats as “soft on crime” anyways, but this could weaken their ammunition.įIRST IN HUDDLE: SCHUMER LETTER TO YELLEN - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is writing to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen today to get her department to allow communities “build capacity” using the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program to give them a better shot at competitive federal funding opportunities. Murray is hardly a centrist and her backing is largely seen as a signal that more Democrats could line up for repeal.ĭemocratic support for the measure will allow Biden to avoid a veto fight on one of the most charged issues. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) out, that’s plenty for the measure to hit the simple majority it needs to head to the president’s desk. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said she’d vote for repeal of the crime bill, joining colleagues Sens. More than a few Democrats are expected to vote with Republicans and the president to overrule the D.C. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lamented that the House didn’t get “a heads up” from the White House about the flip toward supporting the GOP measure. That left House Democrats fuming, since 173 Democrats voted against it after the White House put out a statement saying the president opposed it.
law that overhauls the city’s criminal code, which President Joe Biden has promised that he will sign. CRIME, BOY, I DON’T KNOW - The Senate is readying a vote this week on a GOP-led resolution to roll back a new D.C.
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