David Lawder – Page 17

House Republicans say resigned to tax hike in fiscal cliff

December 25, 2018 at 12:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are resigned to seeing some sort of income tax increase in legislation to avoid a "fiscal cliff," but such efforts...

U.S. poised to go off ‘fiscal cliff’: Senator Reid

December 25, 2018 at 12:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON, Dec 27 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday warned that the United States looks to be headed over the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts...

Senate requires $3.4 billion spending offsets for Sandy aid bill

August 23, 2021 at 7:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday required that $3.4 billion of the superstorm Sandy reconstruction aid bill be offset by spending cuts next year, a move that Democrats...

Obama tries to rescue fiscal talks for post-Christmas deal

December 25, 2018 at 11:45 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday tried to rescue stalled talks on a fiscal crisis after a Republican plan imploded in Congress, but there was little headway as...

Senate requires $3.4 billion spending offsets for Sandy aid bill

August 22, 2019 at 7:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday required that $3.4 billion of the superstorm Sandy reconstruction aid bill be offset by spending cuts next year, a move that Democrats...

Senate Republicans aim to cut Sandy aid bill down to $24 billion

August 22, 2019 at 7:40 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans sought to slash a $60.4 billion aid bill to cover reconstruction after Superstorm Sandy, proposing on Wednesday to fund only $23.8 billion in immediate...

U.S. Senate takes up $60 billion Sandy bill amid charges of waste

August 22, 2019 at 7:36 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday began debating a $60.4 billion aid bill to rebuild communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy amid criticism by conservative groups who said the...

Boehner opens door to tax hikes, shifts fiscal cliff talks

August 22, 2019 at 7:35 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first real movement in the "fiscal cliff" talks began on Sunday, with Republican House Speaker John Boehner edging slightly closer to President Barack Obama's key demands...

Wall Street nemesis Warren to join U.S. Senate Banking Committee

August 23, 2021 at 7:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street critic and Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will join the Senate Banking Committee next year where she is likely to be a loud voice in favor of...

Wall Street nemesis Warren to join U.S. Senate Banking Committee

August 22, 2019 at 7:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street critic and Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren will join the Senate Banking Committee next year where she is likely to be a loud voice in favor of...

All Stories