With the strong bipartisan vote in the House last night providing some momentum, the hope and growing expectation is that the Senate will be able to obtain unanimous consent (UC) of all 100 Senators to set a handful of amendment votes and then expedite consideration and passage of the debt limit bill by sometime tomorrow […]

HOUSE SCHEDULE The House will consider H.R. 3746, The Fiscal Responsibility Act (“debt limit agreement”), today as scheduled. Last night the House Rules Committee reported a closed rule for consideration of the bill on a narrow 7-6 vote, meaning no amendments were made in order. The House will meet at 2:00 p.m. today for consideration […]

During yesterday’s White House meeting between President Biden and the “Big Four” leaders of Congress, the President agreed to Speaker McCarthy’s ask that they enter into one-on-one negotiations and limit the number of people in the room going forward. This was the natural progression of talks and represents the start of more serious negotiations. As […]

While the Senate has remained in session, the House returns from its one-week recess next Tuesday, May 9, for a three week stretch of session that will now be squarely focused on the looming debt limit X date. Looking forward, the Senate is scheduled to be out of session the week of May 22, while […]

 As we previewed previously (and has now been reported), Speaker McCarthy and the House Republican Leadership team are outlining a proposed legislative package for raising the debt limit at this morning’s GOP Conference meeting. Finalized text could theoretically be made public later today, though the details remain dependent on the feedback Leadership receives throughout the […]

Speaker McCarthy held an all-GOP Member conference call earlier this afternoon to preview his speech on a “Responsible Debt Ceiling Increase” tomorrow morning at the New York Stock Exchange.   House Republican Leadership is expected to go into more granular detail on a potential debt limit proposal with their Members at Tuesday’s 9am GOP Conference meeting. […]

The House and Senate return from the Easter Recess next week and focus will immediately turn to the looming debt limit “x date,” which is estimated to be reached as early as June.  There should be more clarity on the specific breach date in the coming weeks as tax receipts come in.  Specificity from Treasury […]

“Republicans have long viewed supporting diverse candidates differently from Democrats, who were earlier to embrace building coalitions among specific demographics. “‘Some of the Republican men didn’t necessarily think that it ought to be a priority,’ GOP strategist Parker Poling, the executive director of the NRCC for the 2020 cycle, said of the party’s prior attitude […]

Parker Poling was recognized by The Hill as a Top Lobbyist for 2022. Parker was joined on the annual list by Harbinger’s John O’Neill and Jonny Slemrod. A partner of Harbinger Strategies has been recognized by The Hill every year since the firm’s inception. In addition to The Hill, the partners of Harbinger have been […]

“North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry, the expected chair of the House Financial Services Committee in the next Congress, has spent years preparing for the job. And now McHenry will be in a critical spot as the U.S. economy grapples with rapid technological change and global instability. “Downtown Download: McHenry already has an extensive lineup of […]