
“Republicans couldn’t pass them into law when they had unified control of government,” spokesperson MICHAEL KIKUKAWA said. BRENDAN BOYLE (D-Pa.) is leading the push, saying Dems would ”try whatever it takes.” But even under the rosiest scenarios, it would be the second week of June before the gambit produces results.ĪBOUT McCARTHY’S ‘RED LINE’: The White House said in a late-night statement that Biden plans on “fighting” stricter work requirements on federal aid programs - not only for Medicaid, but SNAP and TANF, too - walking back the curiosity he showed over the weekend. DISCHARGE PETITION GOES LIVE: House Democrats will begin gathering signatures today for their longshot effort to sidestep McCarthy and put a clean debt-ceiling increase on the floor, Lindsay Wise reports for WSJ.He’ll call on the executives to lean on Republicans to back a bipartisan debt ceiling agreement and avoid default.

today, Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER will meet with leaders of the country’s largest banks - including JPMorgan Chase CEO JAMIE DIMON and Citigroup CEO JANE FRASER - who are in town for the annual Bank Policy Institute meeting. SCHUMER HUDDLES WITH BANK EXECS: At 11 a.m.The ad highlights McCarthy’s work unifying the GOP behind a debt ceiling plan packaged with spending cuts and knocks Biden for refusing to negotiate for several months. AAN HITS THE AIRWAVES: American Action Network, the McCarthy-aligned issues advocacy group, is going live with a $250,000 D.C.
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NEW THIS MORNING: Two related Playbook exclusives, and an update on House Dem floor tactics … But in a nod yesterday to the looming threat of default, he scrapped the back half of what had been planned as an eight-day Indo-Pacific swing and will be back in Washington on Sunday. The slimmed-down negotiations kick off as Biden prepares to leave Washington today for the G-7 summit in Japan.

Graves isn’t a bomb-thrower or grandstander, and Democrats told us they’ve seen him as a steady hand in other bipartisan policy negotiations. GARRET GRAVES (R-La.), who was instrumental in helping him win the speaker’s gavel and who more recently has been overseeing the “five families” meetings, where the warring factions of the House GOP duke out their differences. On the GOP side, McCarthy tapped his favorite fixer, Rep. Republicans privately applauded the selections - Young has deep relationships across the aisle thanks to her years as a House Appropriations staffer, and Ricchetti, too, has built trust due to his work on infrastructure and other issues. On the Democratic side, Biden has chosen White House counselor STEVE RICCHETTI, budget director SHALANDA YOUNG and legislative affairs director LOUISA TERRELL to lead talks. This morning, we can report that those representatives huddled on Capitol Hill last night to start negotiations, reflecting the time crunch as the clock ticks toward a possible June 1 default. The two men agreed to sideline other congressional leaders and designate representatives to negotiate directly on their behalf in a bid to clear the kitchen of surplus cooks. RON DeSANTIS: “Let me just say, the Trump culture of winning is alive and well in Kentucky!” More on last night’s election results belowĭEBT CEILING TALKS GET REAL - During yesterday’s bipartisan debt ceiling huddle at the White House, President JOE BIDEN agreed to a key process demand from Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY: shrinking the size of the negotiating table. QUOTE OF THE NIGHT - In his victory speech after handily winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Kentucky, DANIEL CAMERON took a shot at Florida Gov. If they will not give your people the reward you all deserve, then by your axe, you will take it from them.During yesterday’s bipartisan debt ceiling huddle at the White House, President Joe Biden agreed to a key process demand from Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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He underestimates you.įorce their hand as you lead your people past the dangers waiting on Valhalla Hills and fight to prove your honor, your strength, your worthiness. You earned your place in the halls of Valhalla.īut when you knocked on its gates to receive your final reward, none answered. You spent your whole life in service to the gods of Asgard.
