The provision would, for the first time, allow the government to negotiate prices for some medicines covered by Medicare.
Author: Jonathan Weisman and Emily Cochrane
Democrats Reach Deal to Control Drug Prices in Social Policy Bill
The provision would, for the first time, allow the government to negotiate prices for some medicines covered by Medicare.
A Social Policy ‘Framework’ Fails to Secure a Biden Victory
President Biden went to the Capitol to detail a compromise on social safety net and climate legislation, but he couldn’t break the liberal blockade on another priority, infrastructure.
A Social Policy ‘Framework’ Fails to Secure a Biden Victory
President Biden went to the Capitol to detail a compromise on social safety net and climate legislation, but he couldn’t break the liberal blockade on another priority, infrastructure.
Benefits for All or Just the Needy? Manchin’s Demand Focuses Debate
As Democrats ponder cutting a $3.5 trillion social safety net bill down to perhaps $2 trillion, a proposal to limit programs to the poor has rekindled a debate on the meaning of government itself.
Republicans Again Block Debt Ceiling Increase
The proposal offered a way out of the short-term fiscal crisis, and a means for Republicans to defuse criticism that they were acting recklessly, but only put off the threat of a default.
Republicans Again Block Debt Ceiling Increase
The proposal offered a way out of the short-term fiscal crisis, and a means for Republicans to defuse criticism that they were acting recklessly, but only put off the threat of a default.
Biden Pulls Back on Infrastructure Bill, Tying It to Social Policy Measure
After pressing toward a vote, Democratic leaders accepted “reality” that the bill could not pass before a broad climate change and safety net measure comes together.
Pelosi Hunts for Infrastructure Votes as Democrats Feud
Congress managed to keep the government from shutting down after midnight, but President Biden’s economic agenda, including a popular infrastructure bill, was ensnared in an intraparty battle.
How Democrats Could Shrink Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill
Here are three options to shrink down the Democrats’ climate change and social welfare bill as moderates demand less spending and smaller tax hikes to pay for it.