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There's always a catch.

We know you’ve heard this one before: Mitch McConnell is risking economic calamity for millions of working Americans by blocking cloture instead of allowing Democrats to suspend the debt limit on their own.

Roll Call: Business groups blast House GOP opposition to infrastructure bill

ICYMI, wanted to be sure you saw the latest from Roll Call showing how business groups have voiced their opposition to House Republicans’ mobilization against the infrastructure bill passed by a bipartisan Senate coalition in August. As organizations such as the U.S.

Democrats are ready to meet America's financial obligations. Republicans should let them do so.

Ahead of the expected Senate vote on cloture for legislation to meet America’s financial obligations through passing a House-approved suspension of the debt limit through December 2022, we wanted to remind you that business organizations, bipartisan civic leaders, and financial experts are on-record urging Congress to do the right thing.

Wash Post Ed Board: The nation faces financial calamity. Republicans will be to blame.

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In case you missed it, the Washington Post’s Editorial Board didn’t mince words with their recent editorial about Republicans’ political games with our nation’s full faith and credit: The nation faces financial calamity. Republicans will be to blame.

Points to Know: Build Back Better Act

As the House Budget Committee marks up the Build Back Better Act, we wanted to be sure you had a frame of reference as to why these priorities are so urgent to help create jobs, cut middle class taxes, and give communities and families the tools they need to Make It In America.

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It's not just Democrats...

It’s not just Democrats calling on GOP Leadership to stop playing political games with America’s full faith and credit. Add Republican Adam Kinzinger to the list of folks calling on Republican Leadership to work with Democrats to address the debt limit and meet America’s financial obligations.

#FlashbackFriday

While Mitch McConnell continues to insist that Republicans have no hand in governing responsibly and addressing the debt limit to ensure America can pay its bills, we wanted to remind everyone again that Democrats helped Republicans pass debt limit

Are Republicans willing to cost the U.S. economy up to 6 million jobs?

As Congressional Republicans continue to risk financial crisis by refusing to take responsibility and ensure America pays its bills on time by working with Democrats to address the debt limit, the writing is on the wall: their partisan games could risk economic calamity and harm millions of Americans as they recover from the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wash Post Editorial: The full faith and credit of the United States is not a political plaything.

ICYMI, the Washington Post released a scathing Editorial about Congressional Republicans’ continued refusal to take action to suspend the debt limit, despite Democrats joining them for bipartisan votes to protect America’s full faith and credit and prevent global financial crises

New Poll Alert: Americans overwhelmingly support the Build Back Better Agenda

From the Majority Leader Press Shop: