Policy · 116th Congress
Energy Department to buy oil for reserve and to help industry
Purchase of up to 1 million barrels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would take advantage of record low prices, may help domestic oil producers as well.
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Policy · 116th Congress
USCIS eases visa restrictions for some foreign doctors
Earlier this month, the American Medical Association urged Vice President Mike Pence in a letter to allow international medical graduates on J-1 student visas, H-1B specialty work visas, and O-1
Policy · 116th Congress
Federal agency gives meatpackers room to hire H-2B workers
The U.S. offers 66,000 H-2B visas per fiscal year, with half available Oct. 1 through March 31 and the remaining half available April 1 through Sept. 30.
Policy · 116th Congress
Green supporters see holes in Democrats’ recovery bill
But the only direct support for renewable energy in the bill is a proposal to pay biofuel producers 45 cents a gallon for fuel produced between Jan. 1 and May 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pilots demand recommended COVID-19 protocols be required
far, Frontier Airlines announced on May 7 that it would be implementing temperature screenings via touchless thermometers for all passengers and team members prior to boarding flights, effective June 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
FBI, DHS announce probe of Chinese hacking of COVID-19 research
[jwp-video n=”1″] Last week CISA and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre issued a similar alert that an “advanced persistent threat actor,” typically a nation-state, was targeting
Policy · 116th Congress
‘Darkest winter in modern history’ may be ahead, whistleblower to testify
[jwp-video n=”1″] The committee will also hear from Michael Bowen, executive vice president of medical device company Prestige Ameritech, who exchanged emails with Bright about a severe shortage
Policy · 116th Congress
Corporations pushing climate action return to Hill for virtual visit
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Policy · 116th Congress
Florida, Kentucky are slowest states in handling jobless claims
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Policy · 116th Congress
Farmers are coming around on climate change
[jwp-video n=”1″] But he adds it’s unlikely people are going to stop eating beef, chicken, pork or dairy products.
Policy · 116th Congress
House relief bill would give census time and money – with strings attached
The administration would have until May 1, 2021, to finish congressional apportionment and until July 1 of that year to give map-making data to the states.
Policy · 116th Congress
Democrats include $5 billion in broadband funding in virus relief package
[jwp-video n=”1″] Schools would also be able to tap the legislation’s $90 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund for technology purchases.
Policy · 116th Congress
Bill would add food aid, give ethanol, livestock loss relief
Biofuel producers, particularly ethanol makers, would get an economic lifeline with a proposal to pay 45 cents a gallon to qualifying fuel produced between Jan. 1 and May 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Facebook’s Libra concessions to regulators raise new questions
[jwp-video n=”1″] Instead of one stablecoin based on many assets, Libra will now take the form of multiple coins each tied to a sovereign currency such as the dollar, the euro, the English pound
Policy · 116th Congress
States see contact tracing with cellphones as key to reopening economies
[jwp-video n=”1″] States may use either the GPS-based approach or the Bluetooth route, or a combination of both, to track infected patients and people with whom they have been in contact.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senators eye FEMA as alternative for speeding aid to food banks
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Policy · 116th Congress
Senate Democrats want $9 billion to fight COVID-19 overseas
[jwp-video n=”1″] “For nearly a century, the U.S. has worked with our partners and allies to address global threats, and provide for the common good,” Menendez said in a statement.
Policy · 116th Congress
As fishermen stay in port, Trump pushes fish farming
For the next coronavirus relief legislation, they called for $3 billion to go to the Agriculture Department to buy seafood products and another $1 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Policy · 116th Congress
Financial groups urge next relief bill to tweak past measures
For loans under $1 million, the SBA should just rely on the good-faith certifications borrowers made in their loan applications, he said.