House rebuffs symbolic balanced-budget amendment as mixed Capitol action unfolds
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The House rejected a symbolic bid to amend the Constitution for a balanced budget (211-207), underscoring ongoing fights over fiscal rules, while the day’s other headlines included the Ethics Committee moving forward with Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick’s public trial, renewed talks on a crypto-yield deal to advance market-structure legislation, Tim Scott’s announcement of a 2028 reelection bid, Markwayne Mullin’s DHS nomination moving ahead amid a clash with Rand Paul, Elizabeth Warren endorsing Mallory McMorrow in Michigan’s Senate primary, and ongoing oversight battles over Epstein-era documents.
Topics:nation#balanced-budget-amendment#dhs-nomination#endorsements#ethics-committee#house-of-representatives#politics
- House rejects effort to force a balanced budget in the U.S. Politico
- A Balanced Budget Amendment That Borrows from Switzerland’s Fiscal Playbook Cato Institute
- U.S. House tanks balanced budget amendment as national debt tops $39T AOL.com
- Hoyer: We Do Not Recognize the Real Problems of Why We Are So Deeply in Debt Congressman Steny Hoyer (.gov)
- Americans for Prosperity Statement on Upcoming House Vote on a Next-Generation Balanced Budget Amendment Americans for Prosperity
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