US Congress Tries to Overcome Partisan Logjam to Avert Government Shutdown
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"But the political fracas is focused on just a fraction of the total U.S. budget, which also includes mandatory outlays for Social Security and Medicare." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
"Roy and other hardliners criticize the measure for lacking spending cuts and conservative policies, such as tighter U.S.-Mexico border security, and because it would extend food assistance for poor families to Sept. 30." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
"Johnson's bill would extend funding for military construction, veterans benefits, transportation, housing, urban development, agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and energy and water programs through Jan. 19." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
"Johnson, who had little senior congressional leadership experience before being elected speaker less than three weeks ago, is trying to muster Republican support for a clean two-step continuing resolution, or CR, that would keep federal funding levels unchanged into early next year." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Congress' top Democrat, gave a tentative welcome to the proposal on Monday." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
"Democrats and many Republicans want to stick to the $1.59 trillion that Biden and McCarthy set in their debt ceiling agreement earlier this year." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
"For now, I am pleased that Speaker Johnson seems to be moving in our direction by advancing a CR that does not include the highly partisan cuts that Democrats have warned against, Schumer said." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"For now, I am pleased that Speaker Johnson seems to be moving in our direction by advancing a CR that does not include the highly partisan cuts that Democrats have warned against, Schumer said." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
"'BIPARTISANSHIP IS THE ONLY WAY'The Senate on Monday paused its plan to move forward on its own CR to allow the House to move first, with Schumer saying bipartisanship is the only way to avoid a government shutdown." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
"Roy and other hardliners criticize the measure for lacking spending cuts and conservative policies, such as tighter U.S.-Mexico border security, and because it would extend food assistance for poor families to Sept. 30." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"To avert a fourth shutdown in a decade, the Republican-controlled House and Democratic-led Senate must agree on a CR that President Joe Biden can sign into law before current funding for federal agencies expires on Friday." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"This is the wrong approach, said Representative Chip Roy, who told reporters he would block debate on the bill to prevent it from passing with bipartisan support despite a whole lot of opposition from Republicans." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to avert a government shutdown faces a key test on Tuesday, as he tries to overcome hardline opposition from his own Republican conference, even as some Democrats signal tentative support for the measure." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
"They claim the bill also leaves in place policies favored by prominent Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
"They claim the bill also leaves in place policies favored by prominent Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
"We simply caot continue funding Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi's radical policies and bloated spending levels, Republican Representative Andrew Clyde said on the social media platform X.House Republicans will debate the measure behind closed doors on Tuesday morning, and the outcome could determine how and when Johnson moves forward with the CR." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"We simply caot continue funding Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi's radical policies and bloated spending levels, Republican Representative Andrew Clyde said on the social media platform X.House Republicans will debate the measure behind closed doors on Tuesday morning, and the outcome could determine how and when Johnson moves forward with the CR." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"We simply caot continue funding Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi's radical policies and bloated spending levels, Republican Representative Andrew Clyde said on the social media platform X.House Republicans will debate the measure behind closed doors on Tuesday morning, and the outcome could determine how and when Johnson moves forward with the CR." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"We simply caot continue funding Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi's radical policies and bloated spending levels, Republican Representative Andrew Clyde said on the social media platform X.House Republicans will debate the measure behind closed doors on Tuesday morning, and the outcome could determine how and when Johnson moves forward with the CR." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"We simply caot continue funding Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi's radical policies and bloated spending levels, Republican Representative Andrew Clyde said on the social media platform X.House Republicans will debate the measure behind closed doors on Tuesday morning, and the outcome could determine how and when Johnson moves forward with the CR." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
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56% : But the political fracas is focused on just a fraction of the total U.S. budget, which also includes mandatory outlays for Social Security and Medicare.43% : Roy and other hardliners criticize the measure for lacking spending cuts and conservative policies, such as tighter U.S.-Mexico border security, and because it would extend food assistance for poor families to Sept. 30.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.