But she claims it must pass to avoid an expiration of highway funding. That’s just not true.
Nancy Pelosi
Posted inPolitics
Interlocking Crises in Congress Have Simple Solutions
Actually negotiate the Biden agenda, and put the debt limit out of its misery
Posted inPolitics
The Vanishing Case for Liberal Inaction
Democrats who believe we should keep the filibuster because they fear a Republican majority are just worried about the world as it exists today.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: The Gottheimer Gang’s Pointless Standoff
Conservative Democrats got a guarantee that the House would vote on the infrastructure bill by late September. But that changes nothing about the process.
Posted inEducation in America
Student Loan Pause Extended. Next Stop, Cancellation?
The authority to forgive student debt is the same as the authority to pause payments. There’s no excuse not to move forward.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: The Senate Budget Deal Kicks Off a Flurry of Negotiation
This is only the beginning of a long, long process.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Pharma Companies Spend Billions More on Stock Buybacks Than Developing Drugs
House Oversight Committee report combats industry claims that lower drug prices would stifle innovation.
Posted inPolitics
Washington Isn’t Used to the Left Setting the Agenda
That’s why they freaked out over Democrats linking two separate infrastructure bills. But to succeed, the left must also erase privatization from the agenda.
Posted inBuilding Back America
When the Institution Doesn’t Trust Itself
Democrats are struggling for a path forward on a popular infrastructure package because nobody in the party believes one another.
