“I say to my Republican colleagues: What’s wrong with you people?” McGovern said Wednesday during a period of debate ... Democrats used it to hammer home the impact the bill would have on essential ...

The package President Donald Trump signed on July 4 would grow the deficit over the next 10 years, Congress’ nonpartisan ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Debate ... the GOP. “We are literally taking food out of the mouths of hungry kids,” Sanders said, while giving tax breaks to Jeff Bezos and other wealthy billionaires. Republicans ...

The House launched debate before midnight and by dawn the vote was called, 215-214, with Democrats staunchly opposed. It next goes to the Senate, with long negotiations ahead.

A session defined by Republican wins concluded with a Republican rebellion this week in the House of Representatives.

Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will b… ...