More than 100 Democratic lawmakers in the House from all wings of the caucus introduced legislation on Friday to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60
This legislation comes as Democrats are working to expand Medicare benefits through their multi-trillion-dollar spending proposal being used to fulfill much of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda. The lawmakers are introducing this legislation with the hopes of it being included in the final reconciliation package.The legislation, which has at least 125 original co-sponsors, is led by Reps.
Joe Manchin threw a major wrench in the plan Democrats have been building for months which centered around the reconciliation package being passed at the same time as the bipartisan infrastructure bill that already passed the Senate.The moderate West Virginia senator called on fellow Democrats to"hit a strategic pause on the budget-reconciliation legislation," which sent shockwaves throughout the party.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Joe Manchin Calls for Pause in Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending PushCentrist Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia stepped up his campaign to cut the price tag of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion healthcare, education and climate legislation, calling for a “strategic pause” in the effort
Read more »
Flooding, Record Rainfall Mapped Along Ida’s PathThe remnants of Hurricane Ida soaked nearly 60 million people in the Northeast, with some areas seeing up to 10 inches of rain
Read more »
Democrats Hope To Counteract Texas Abortion Ban With Proposed Law That Would Codify Abortion RightsBut without a 60 vote majority in the Senate, it's unlikely the bill will become law
Read more »
Critical race theory fight boils over at defense bill markupDemocrats have sharply pushed back against Republican efforts to include a ban on teaching critical race theory at military educational institutions as part of an annual defense spending bill
Read more »
U.S. official faults El Salvador plan to fire all over-60 judgesA legal reform in El Salvador that seeks to fire all judges over the age of 60 that was approved by allies of President Nayib Bukele came under criticism from a U.S. official on Thursday, in the latest American rebuke of the president's agenda.
Read more »
Op-ed: Traditional 60/40 portfolio has actually reached its expiration dateThe traditional 60/40 portfolio will likely neither grow in excess of inflation nor provide much downside protection.
Read more »