Every day waiting for a bipartisan agreement is a day further away from reconciliation.
Chuck Schumer
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Clock Ticking on Big Tech Accountability Bills
The industry, and a couple of nervous Democrats, want to keep the legislation forever off the Senate calendar. Chuck Schumer is the key decision-maker.
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Democrats’ Looming Leadership Vacuum
Today on TAP: The party’s leadership is largely in its seventies and eighties, and nobody is waiting in the wings.
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More on That Senate Vote Against David Weil
Today on TAP: How come Schumer moved the confirmation forward to floor action if the votes weren’t there?
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China Policy: No Time for Mixed Messages
Today on TAP: With Xi bailing out Putin, the China bill pending before Congress needs to be stripped of special-interest measures that actually help Beijing.
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Spinning Their Wheels in the U.S. Senate
A debate on voting rights seems destined to irrelevance, as the Biden agenda remains stalled out.
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Bipartisanship Lives—Thanks to China
Today on TAP: Schumer moves to add a major technology bill to the must-pass defense authorization.
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A Grand Bargain on Infrastructure and Saving Democracy?
Today on TAP: Chuck Schumer is bargaining with Joe Manchin on two vital fronts
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: Chuck Schumer, China, and Build Back Better
How does the Senate majority leader’s own $200 billion China bill fit into the equation?