Policy · 115th Congress
New GOP Health Care Draft Keeps Major Medicaid Changes
Something based on it has, but I have not seen it or agreed to it. 1/2 — Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) July 13, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; I am withholding judgment
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Policy · 115th Congress
Medicaid Still Key Sticking Point in GOP Health Debate
Susan Collins (@SenatorCollins) July 13, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; And while the new draft included several additions designed to sway hesitant lawmakers, it remains to be seen whether that
Policy · 115th Congress
Third Corporate Tax Rate Proposal Enters GOP Debate
House GOP leaders have called for a revenue neutral tax overhaul, with the BAT expected to raise roughly $1 trillion and serve as one of the major offsets needed to reach that goal.
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Wray Pledges Impartiality as FBI Director
FBI Nominee Faces Judiciary Committee Grilling [jwp-video n=”1″] “We must also examine his independence, his integrity and his willingness to stand up in the face of political pressure,”
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Black Predicts Markup of FY 2018 Budget Next Week in House
Black said on Wednesday, in a video that was posted on Facebook by The Jackson Sun, that she expects the resolution will cut 1 percent of mandatory spending during the 10-year budget window.
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House-Passed Immigration Bills Have Murky Future in Senate
The second bill is named after Kate Steinle, a San Francisco woman who was shot and killed on July 1, 2015, by an undocumented repeat felon with prior deportations.
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Book Explores How Lobbyists Fill a Void in Congress
What’s more, those revolving-door lobbyists earn $4.40 for every $1 earned by their counterparts who have not worked in the federal government, they found.
Policy · 115th Congress
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Partisan Redistricting
The panel, in a 2-1 vote, found the Republican-controlled legislature enacted a plan that dilutes the voting strength of Democratic voters statewide, impeding their ability to translate their votes
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Obamacare in Alaska: Cost-Control Plan Is Challenging but Working
The tactic works especially well in small markets like Alaska’s, where just shy of 20,000 people buy their insurance through HealthCare.gov, compared to more than 1 million each in states like California
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Corn State Lawmakers Get Ethanol Hearing
Sales of E15 under the Renewable Fuel Standard are restricted between June 1 and Sept. 15 to reduce ozone emissions and smog during the peak summer driving season.
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Senators Worry US Standing Abroad Is at Risk
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; …extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar.
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Efficiency Measure Falls Off House Energy-Bill Express
Two of the bills required roll call votes and were passed 400-1 and 402-1, respectively. The measures are relatively minor.
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Travelers From Six Muslim Countries Drop Without Travel Ban
Of the 6,225 Syrian refugees to arrive in the U.S. since Oct. 1, only 1,341 have come during Trump’s presidency.
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How We Got Here: A Timeline of How Comey Came to Testify Before Senate Intelligence
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Comey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Abedin regularly sent emails to Weiner so he could print them out, and erroneously
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GOP Leaders on Flood Insurance Bill See Bipartisan Measure
But NFIP policyholders are those who must get flood insurance because they live in a flood plain and face at least a 1 percent annual chance of flooding, said R.J.
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Senate Rules Might Still Trip Health Care Bill
Deficit reduction issues The instructions for the current process, detailed in the fiscal 2017 budget resolution passed by Congress at the start of the year, mandates that both HELP and Finance achieve $1
Policy · 115th Congress
Dodd-Frank Repeal Set Up for House Passage
A key provision of the bill is to release banks that maintain a simple ratio of $1 of equity for every $10 of assets from the enhanced, prudential regulation of Dodd-Frank.
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Senate Panel Advances Energy and Interior Nominees
In a May 1 letter to the Interior Ethics Office, Bernhardt said he would withdraw from his law firm “and all related entities” if confirmed for the Cabinet position.
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Trump Wants More Interstate Tolling, But Lawmakers Skeptical
President Donald Trump fleshed out his proposal last week to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure by listing tolling on interstate highways as one way to raise funds, but his idea is encountering reluctance
Policy · 115th Congress
House Appropriators Float 12-Bill Omnibus Before Recess
The 2018 fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and lawmakers have just 12 legislative days planned when both chambers will be in session in September.