The House GOP’s debt ceiling gambit hurt the nation’s credit rating
Republicans' refusal to pass a clean debt ceiling bill may mean higher interest rates for the national debt.
By Josh Israel - August 02, 2023Republicans' refusal to pass a clean debt ceiling bill may mean higher interest rates for the national debt.
By Josh Israel - August 02, 2023Republicans in Congress have already filed bills to undermine labor rights, eliminate the agency that oversees workplace safety, and roll back wage protections.
By Josh Israel - March 24, 2023Republicans are seizing on a hypothetical budget estimate to argue that Build Back Better would cost more than it actually does.
By Josh Israel - December 10, 2021Just one GOP representative voted for a bill to prevent automatic cuts to Medicare, which also will help avert a catastrophic debt default.
By Josh Israel - December 08, 2021Rep. Jason Smith and Sen. Lindsey Graham claim that Democrats’ true ‘legislative intent’ is to make the Build Back Better plan’s temporary programs permanent.
By Josh Israel - November 10, 2021Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) said Democrats should not raise the debt limit when there are unspent appropriated funds.
By Josh Israel - October 13, 2021The bill’s sponsor, Missouri Republican Rep. Jason Smith, once decried federal involvement in determining local school curriculums.
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2021President Joe Biden proposed $400 billion in home care aid. Health workers say it can’t come soon enough.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - July 14, 2021Republicans have cited a Tax Policy Center study that doesn’t support their claims.
By Josh Israel - July 08, 2021Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) falsely claimed these masks are ‘useless.’
By Josh Israel - April 26, 2021He’s feeling threatened that Meghan and Harry are encouraging Americans to vote.
By Emily Singer - October 09, 2020Trump’s trade policies have decimated farmers and contributed to rising suicide rates. But Rep. Jason Smith is mad Democrats aren’t praising Trump’s policies more.
By Emily Singer - March 10, 2020Much of the GOP’s response to Trump’s Ukraine scandal has been to try to divert attention.
By Josh Israel - December 05, 2019The eight months she’s been speaker, she’s faced a GOP Senate and White House.
By Josh Israel - September 10, 2019