Congress has a busy schedule this week. It includes addressing the GOP’s long-awaited plan to raise the debt limit and confirming President Joe Biden’s labor secretary nominee, Julie Su, which has sparked a bipartisan debate.
WHITE HOUSE NOT OPEN TO DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATIONS WITH 'CRUEL' REPUBLICANSSpeaker Kevin McCarthy has expressed he is hopeful the House will pass his $1.5 trillion debt ceiling increase plan this week.
Democrats and Republicans have urged President Joe Biden to end the inaction, voicing concerns about a debt crisis. The bill was introduced by Rep. Mark E. Green , the House Homeland Security Committee chairman, and it is one part of the GOP’s plan to combat U.S.-Mexico border security concerns. The legislation would add more agents to the field and ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection has the technology and resources needed to perform their duties.
Last week, Su faced backlash from Republicans in a HELP Committee hearing. They said her California labor policy is too radical and wrongfully allocated over $30 billion in taxpayer money to tackle unemployment during the pandemic.The confirmation is expected to begin at 10 a.m. ET.
Last week, during a floor hearing introducing the GOP’s Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, the plan to raise the debt ceiling, the IRS's nearly $80 billion in funding as part of the Inflation Reduction Act was brought into question. Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance restoring tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, in an attempt to overturn Biden’s policy allowing Chinese solar manufacturers to bypass U.S. tariffs.
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