The Latest Breaking News from Charles E. Schumer

A handful of senators said they wouldn’t support a semiconductors incentive bill unless it also included science provisions.

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans health and disability benefits after passing a semiconductor manufacturing incentives and science package, but getting both bipartisan priorities done next week will require cooperation from all 100 senators.

WASHINGTON — Republican senators said Wednesday they’re expecting final passage of a trimmed-down semiconductor manufacturing and science-focused economic competitiveness package will slip to next week.

Republican senators said they’re expecting passage of a semiconductor and science-focused competitiveness package will slip to next week.

WASHINGTON — The Senate is moving forward with an even broader “chips-plus” bill containing hundreds of pages of science-related provisions that Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer agreed to add to a more narrow bill focused on semiconductor manufacturing grants and tax incentives.

The Senate is moving forward with a broad “chips-plus” bill containing science provisions that Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer agreed to add.

WASHINGTON — Senators are considering restoring a more generous tax break for companies’ research and development spending as part of a slimmed-down economic competitiveness bill focused on boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer pledged to move ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon on the semiconductor bill.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan hatched by two key Senate Democrats to pass a budget reconciliation package that would help lower the cost of prescription drugs and protect millions of households from health insurance premium spikes, even if it leaves out important clean energy priorities.