According to this article on Politico, by BURGESS EVERETT "Senate Republicans are pressing President Joe…
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Democrats work to sell Senate referee on Biden spending bill
According to this article on The Hill, by JORDAIN CARNEY
“Democrats are ramping up talks this week with the Senate parliamentarian to meet a self-imposed deadline to pass President Biden’s spending bill, hoping to clear one of the biggest hurdles to getting the legislation to the floor by Christmas.
More than half of the 12 committees responsible for drafting the bill released text as of Monday. Biden also spoke with Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday in an effort to lock down the West Virginia Democrat, who has once again become a key holdout of passing bills on the president’s legislative agenda.
But behind the scenes, Democrats still need to get signoff from Elizabeth MacDonough, a nonpartisan Senate referee, before they can bring the spending bill to the floor and try to start debate.”