Biden pitches 2024 budget priorities in Philly |
President Biden spoke in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon shortly after unveiling his 2024 budget request, reiterating priorities of protecting Medicare and Social Security, raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations and reducing the deficit. In the speech, Biden discussed the upcoming debt ceiling deadline and called on congressional Republicans to bring forward their own proposal. "I just laid out the bulk of my budget. Republicans in Congress should do the same thing. Then we can sit down and see where we disagree," he said. The Hill's Brett Samuels and Alex Gangitano wrote, "The decision to travel to a swing state and address unionized workers shows how the White House is using the document to hit on key themes that will resonate through Biden's likely reelection bid in 2024." The request has a topline of $6.8 trillion. It aims to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over a decade. Alex and The Hill's Aris Folley broke down what's in the budget request by category, including defense and nondefense, tax increases, entitlements, the child tax credit, Ukraine and China, and border security. |
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- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Pay Teachers Act of 2023, which would establish a minimum teacher salary of $60,000 a year. Sanders also introduced a bill to cap insulin's list price at $20 per vial.
Colorado judge Bryon Large censured former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, who admitted to making misrepresentations about the 2020 election on social media and TV.
The Hill's Emily Brooks and Rebecca Klar catch you up on the "Twitter Files" hearing from the House Judiciary panel's Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government, featuring Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, the GOP's witnesses.
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Norfolk Southern CEO testifies before Senate
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At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw told lawmakers the company would do "what's right" concerning residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed last month. Shaw didn't make specific commitments when Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) asked about compensation for possible long-term medical costs and economic damage. Shaw said, "I told my team, we're going to do more than less with the environmental cleanup and we're going to do more than less with the citizens of East Palestine." The CEO later told Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that Norfolk is "going to do what's right," to which Sanders said, "What's right is to cover their health care needs, will you do that?" Shaw said, "Everything is on the table, sir." |
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Biden IRS nominee Werfel confirmed
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The Senate confirmed Danny Werfel to lead the IRS by a vote of 54 to 42. Werfel was acting IRS commissioner in 2013 under former President Obama (D) and served at the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush (R). "Six Republicans voted for Werfel while Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted against him because of an ongoing beef with the White House over the implementation of last year's Inflation Reduction Act," The Hill's Alexander Bolton wrote. Read more here. |
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McConnell being treated for concussion
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) is being treated for a concussion after tripping at an event Wednesday evening, his office announced. "He is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days of observation and treatment," his office said. Biden tweeted his well wishes: "Jill and I are wishing Senator McConnell a speedy recovery. We look forward to seeing him back on the Senate floor." |
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Former Trump official launches pro-DeSantis super PAC
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Ken Cuccinelli, who was acting deputy Homeland Security secretary under former President Trump, launched the Never Back Down PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to seek the Republican presidential nomination. |
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Companies recall coolers, office chairs
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Judge vacates Biden's detention alternatives border policy
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Federal Judge T. Kent Wetherell this week vacated the Biden administration's Alternatives to Detention border policy, which critics dubbed "catch and release." |
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"The war in Ukraine won't end when the fighting is over" — James M. Dubik, Ph.D., retired lieutenant general of the U.S. Army and a senior fellow at the Institute for the Study of War. (Read here) "China seeks strategic balance, not global domination" — Andrew Latham, professor of international relations at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn., and a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities in Washington, D.C. (Read here) |
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607 days until the presidential election. |
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9 a.m.: The House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds a hearing on "The Biden Family Investigation: The Department of the Treasury" The House Ways and Means Committee holds a hearing on Biden's budget request with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. |
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