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Capitol Report: Biden to speak about economy ahead of talks with Republicans on spending

President Joe Biden on Monday afternoon is due to make a speech on the U.S. economy, with the remarks coming before meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday about his plans for big spending on infrastructure and social programs......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 10th, 2021

Capitol Report: ‘Our economic plan is working,’ Biden says ahead of talks with Republicans on spending

President Joe Biden on Monday afternoon makes a speech on the U.S. economy, with the remarks coming before meetings with lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday about his plans for big spending on infrastructure and social programs......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 10th, 2021

Bidenomics has been hit with a weak jobs report, gas shortages, and inflation fears. The White House says it isn"t getting knocked off course.

The Biden administration is pushing ahead with $4 trillion in spending to overhaul the economy. But tough headlines in May are challenging that. President Joe Biden. T.J. Ki.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 15th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden says he’s optimistic on infrastructure deal with Republicans, and more talks are planned

President Joe Biden on Thursday huddles with a small group of Senate Republicans in a bid to strike common ground on infrastructure, a day after GOP leaders drew what they called a "red line" over paying for any such package......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2021

Capitol Report: No Marriott money for Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and all Republicans who voted against certifying Joe Biden

Money talks, and at Marriott International, it's speaking loudly against those who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 10th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden says China ‘not competition’ for U.S. | Trump’s approval rating on economy hits new high in CNN poll

Congressional Republicans are pushing back against White House hopeful Joe Biden after the former vice president dismissed the notion that the U.S. should be worried about China as a geopolitical competitor, writes the Washington Post......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 2nd, 2019

Capitol Report: Biden leads Trump in early 2020 poll | Democratic super PAC spending $17 million on TV ads

Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in a hypothetical match-up ahead of the 2020 election; a Democratic super PAC plans to spend $17 million on ads in August; the White House weighs a cut in refugees admitted to the U.S.; and more......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 1st, 2018

Capitol Report: Why fading business spending could spell trouble for Trump, U.S. economy in 2019

The U.S. economy bolted ahead in the first year and a half of Donald Trump’s presidency on the promise of big tax cuts that fueled a surge in business investment, but now it’s time to wonder if the gravy train is slowing......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 4th, 2018

Capitol Report: McConnell says tax increases a ‘red line’ in infrastructure talks with Biden

The Senate's top Republican on Wednesday says there is a desire in both parties to make a deal on infrastructure, but stresses after a meeting with President Joe Biden that the GOP will reject tax increases to pay for it......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 12th, 2021

How April"s dismal jobs report is setting the stage for Biden"s $4 trillion economic fight with the GOP

Democrats and Republicans drew opposite conclusions from April's jobs report and the way forward in healing an economy battered by the pandemic. President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the April jobs r.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMay 7th, 2021

Capitol Report: Companies poised to ramp up lobbying on taxes as Biden plans hikes, expert says

As President Joe Biden proposes a range of tax hikes to fund his big plans for infrastructure and social spending, Corporate America looks set to escalate its Washington lobbying on taxes later this year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 4th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden says he’s ‘prepared to negotiate’ on infrastructure as he meets bipartisan group of lawmakers

President Joe Biden said Monday he's ready to hash out ideas on his proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, as he faces resistance from Republicans and even some Democrats......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 12th, 2021

Capitol Report: ‘This is infrastructure’: Biden talks up money for semiconductor industry while meeting with 19 companies on chip shortage

President Joe Biden takes part Monday in a virtual meeting with executives from 19 companies as part of his administration's effort to address an ongoing chip shortage......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 12th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden’s $1.5 trillion budget outline calls for new health agency and 16% rise in non-defense, discretionary spending

The Biden White House takes the wraps off its fiscal 2022 discretionary spending proposal, with the budget outline calling for a new health agency as well as a 16% increase in non-defense outlays......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 9th, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden’s budget outline calls for new health agency and 16% rise in non-defense, discretionary spending

The Biden White House takes the wraps off its fiscal 2022 discretionary spending proposal, with the budget outline calling for a new health agency as well as a 16% increase in non-defense outlays......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 9th, 2021

Biden team preparing to recommend up to $3 trillion in new spending for economy: report

President Joe Biden's economic team is preparing to recommend spending as much as $3 trillion on a set of efforts to boost the economy, reduce carbon emissions and narrow economic in.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 22nd, 2021

Capitol Report: The 730-day presidency? Haunted by 2009, Democrats see delay as Republicans’ plan

A specter stalks Democrats on Capitol Hill: the possibility of a two-year, effectively 730-day presidency for Joe Biden, if Republicans win the House and gain the power to block legislation in the 2022 midterm elections......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 12th, 2021

Capitol Report: Migration, COVID, economy on agenda in Biden’s meeting with Mexican president

President Joe Biden is expected to discuss migration, the COVID pandemic and economic cooperation with Mexico in his Monday meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 1st, 2021

Capitol Report: Biden administration, Republicans trade barbs over their big differences on reopening schools

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan delivers $130 billion for reopening K-12 schools, while a counteroffer from 10 Republican senators provides $20 billion --- and the two sides don’t sound close to meeting in the middle......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 3rd, 2021

Capitol Report: White House says businesses can’t claim Biden endorses them after ad by his brother’s law firm draws scrutiny

White House press secretary Jen Psaki talks up the Biden administration’s ethics policies on Friday, as she faces questions from reporters about how the new president’s family could capitalize on his move into the Oval Office......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 29th, 2021

Stocks open higher ahead of Biden inauguration; Netflix shares soar

Stocks opened higher Wednesday, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden at noon Eastern, as investors remained optimistic over prospects for a round of aggressive fiscal spending to help the economy recover from the .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 20th, 2021