David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Democrats work to fix mistakes in coronavirus relief package
President Biden says "the devil is in the details" of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Turns out, there are a lot of details. Published March 21, 2021
Joe Biden to visit Mexico border ‘at some point’
President Biden said Sunday that he plans to travel to the United States' southern border "at some point" and that his administration can do more to hammer home to migrants that they should stay in their home countries. Published March 21, 2021
House votes to avert deep spending cuts, including to Medicare, resulting from $1.9T relief package
The Democratic-led House voted Friday to avert deep spending cuts, including an estimated $36 billion in Medicare cuts next year, that would be triggered by President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package absent action from Congress. Published March 19, 2021
House Democrats seek to attach minimum-wage increase to must-pass defense or spending bills
House Democrats aren't giving up on their push to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, floating ideas like attaching a wage increase to must-pass defense authorization or government funding bills to try to force the issue. Published March 19, 2021
Dem groups slowly shift from Trump antagonists to Biden apologists
Democratic super PACs and outside groups, after losing their chief bogeyman of the last four years, are slowly grinding into gear on a new role: defenders of the Biden agenda and the Democratic majorities in Congress. Published March 18, 2021
Senate votes to confirm Xavier Becerra as Joe Biden’s HHS secretary
The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Xavier Becerra to be President Biden's secretary of Health and Human Services, elevating the California attorney general to a post that will be crucial for advancing much of the early Biden agenda. Published March 18, 2021
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris plan to meet with Asian American leaders in Atlanta on Friday
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to meet with Asian American leaders in Atlanta on Friday after the deadly shootings at a string of area massage parlors. Published March 18, 2021
Ohio sues Biden administration over tax language in relief package
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday to try to block language in President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that puts restrictions on states' ability to cut taxes if they accept federal funding. Published March 17, 2021
IRS pushing tax filing deadline to May 17, House Dems announce
The IRS is pushing the federal tax-filing deadline from April 15 to May 17 as the agency deals with disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic and the prospect of implementing key parts of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Published March 17, 2021
Joe Biden meets with Irish prime minister in modified St. Patrick’s Day event
President Biden on Wednesday told Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin that he looks forward to collaboration between the countries as the two leaders huddled virtually in a modified version of the traditional bilateral meeting on St. Patrick's Day. Published March 17, 2021
Grover Norquist: ‘Huge mistake’ for Republicans to support return to earmarks
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, said Wednesday it's a "huge mistake" for Republicans to support restoring the practice of earmarks in government spending bills. Published March 17, 2021
Joe Biden: Taxes are going up on people earning more than $400,000 per year
President Biden clearly signaled in a new interview that he plans to muscle "small" to "significant" tax hikes through Congress -- without Republican votes if necessary. Published March 17, 2021
Joe Biden says he doesn’t understand ‘macho’ ‘freedom’ anti-vaccine argument
President Biden said he doesn't understand Americans' citing "macho" personal freedoms as a reason not to take the COVID-19 vaccine and called on people to roll up their sleeves out of patriotism. Published March 17, 2021
Joe Biden says May 1 deadline to pull U.S. troops from Afghanistan is ‘tough’
President Biden on Wednesday offered perhaps the clearest signal to date that U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan past a tentative May 1 deadline and blamed his predecessor for crafting what he described as a shoddy deal with the Taliban that so far has failed to produce a path to a lasting political settlement. Published March 17, 2021
Joe Biden says he supports changes to filibuster
President Biden said Tuesday he would support changing the Senate's filibuster rules to require a senator to hold the floor in order to block legislation from moving forward. Published March 16, 2021
State AGs threaten action over relief package restrictions on tax cuts
Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general demanded answers from the Biden administration on Tuesday about language in the president's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that limits states' ability to use the $350 billion in state and local aid to cut taxes. Published March 16, 2021
House passes bill to extend application deadline for PPP loans to May 31
The House on Tuesday easily passed legislation that would extend the deadline for small businesses to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from March 31 to May 31. Published March 16, 2021
Joe Biden to migrants: ‘Don’t come’
President Biden on Tuesday told migrants thinking about entering the United States to stay in their home countries as Mr. Biden and his administration struggle to deal with a surge on the southern border. Published March 16, 2021
More than 4,000 borrowers received duplicate PPP loans in 2020, according to IG report
Lenders made duplicate Paycheck Protection Program loans last year to more than 4,000 borrowers totaling about $692 million, the Small Business Administration's inspector general has found. Published March 16, 2021
Biden tours Pa. small business that benefited from PPP loan under Trump
President Biden said Tuesday that large banks crowded out too many small businesses from getting access to federal funding last year as he touted his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package at a flooring company outside of Philadelphia. Published March 16, 2021