Topline
Congress is slated to have its busiest and most chaotic week this year, with the House set to consider several of President Joe Biden’s proposed spending bills as the Senate tries to simultaneously avert a government shutdown and a potential default on U.S. debts.
Key Facts
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised moderates in her caucus consideration of the Senate’s $1.9 trillion “core” infrastructure bill by Monday, and in an ABC interview on Sunday she said “we’re going to pass the bill this week.”
Build Back Better Act: Democrats’ go-it-alone $3.5 trillion social spending bill was filed in the House on Monday, with Pelosi telling House Democrats in a letter on Saturday it “must” pass the House this week along with the infrastructure bill.
Democratic Caucus Meeting: Pelosi said in her letter her caucus will meet Monday evening to try to bridge the chasm between moderates, who want less ambitious reconciliation spending, and progressives, who view $3.5 trillion as a compromise.
Continuing Resolution (CR): The Senate will have to approve this House-passed stopgap spending bill, which includes funds requested by the White House for Afghan refugee resettlement and disaster relief, before Friday to avert a government shutdown.
Debt Ceiling Increase: Tucked into the CR is a poison pill for Republicans: an increase in the debt limit to pay for spending greenlit by the Trump administration, which GOP senators want folded into reconciliation so Democrats can pass it alone.
Milley Testimony: Gen. Mark Milley is slated to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, his first public appearance since reports surfaced of the steps he took to check Trump’s power after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Big Number
8. That is the number of House Republicans who have said they plan to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Several GOP members of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which helped craft the bill, have revealed they plan to vote against it, as GOP leaders are urging them to do. House Progressives claim to have dozens of votes against the bill if reconciliation is not passed by both chambers of Congress beforehand.
Crucial Quote
“The next few days will be a time of intensity,” Pelosi said in her letter on Saturday, imploring her Democratic colleague to “stay on schedule.” The House speaker also boasted, “I have never seen as big a consensus as we have around the Build Back Better initiative.”
What To Watch For
Though the House is facing a collection of largely self-imposed – and, some lawmakers say, “arbitrary” – deadlines, the consequences of the Senate failing to pass the continuing resolution in time could be dire. If the debt ceiling is not raised by mid-October, experts warn the U.S. could default on its debt, bringing the nation into uncharted and potentially catastrophic territory.
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