President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to increase subsidies to parents of young children and expand access to early childhood education, describing child care as an burden on young workers.
Boehner and his deputies are urging Republicans to vote for a $659 million border-funding plan after a House vote yesterday endorsing a lawsuit over President Barack Obamas implementation of the 2010 health-care law.
The deal includes $10 billion in emergency funding to give veterans who cant get a VA medical appointment the option to receive non-VA care, and $5 billion to pay for hiring staff.
Unusual as it may sound, possible savings from revamping the agencys operations are on the table as one way to patch highway funding, according to two Republican legislative aides with knowledge of the talks.
House Speaker John Boehner said hes still pushing to revamp U.S. immigration law even after mocking fellow Republicans for not backing legislation because its too hard.
President Barack Obamas proposed 2015 budget would increase taxes by $1.4 trillion over the next decade compared with current law, the budget agency said.
The Republicans had said they would release the outlines of their proposal to replace President Barack Obamas 2010 health care law over the two-week congressional break later this month at town-hall meetings with constituents.
Democrats contend that the enrollment the White House says passed 7 million by the March 31 deadline shows Obamacare cant be unwound. Ryan said he disagrees with that premise.