Policy · 116th Congress
Biden climate team’s foes: Time, politics and bureaucracy
Congress did not reach an agreement to reauthorize the highway bill in time for the Oct. 1 deadline, opting to extend the current law through most of 2021.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Breakthrough seen on coronavirus relief bill with Fed lending compromise
If the Fed lending deal holds, lawmakers could clear a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 aid package as well as the underlying $1.4 trillion fiscal 2021 appropriations bill before stopgap funding for federal
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators clash as panel hears discredited claims of election fraud
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Policy · 116th Congress
Buttigieg would bring his agenda and Biden’s to Department of Transportation
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the fund also was tapped for transit in the 1980s, and in the 1990s some was siphoned off for deficit reduction.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden rallies Democrats in Georgia Senate runoffs as GOP plays up one-party rule as a danger
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue and Loeffler have yet to acknowledge his victory, but they have nevertheless stuck to the message that they are the last line of defense against Demcocratic majority
Congress · 116th Congress
To constrain a presidency, House Democrats seek Republican support
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans next year might still control the Senate, where McConnell has not voiced support for any such measures.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Georgia turnout efforts ramp up with November lessons in mind
Phillips, senior adviser for Americans for Prosperity Action, a conservative group that’s spending $12 million on turnout efforts in Georgia, with more than 200 staffers on the ground and plans to knock on 1
Congress · 116th Congress
In a GOP Senate, Biden’s Cabinet faces a gantlet
[jwp-video n=”1″] Barrasso added: “Don’t expect Senate Republicans to forget how the Democrats treated Mr. Trump’s nominees.”
White House · 116th Congress
Biden team making legislative outreach an early priority
Offering a Representative or Senator a trip with the President on AF 1 will also have to wait for post covid times,” Paone said in the email.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden faces pressure on women’s health, LGBT issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] “He’s going to be very supportive of the groups that really worked very hard for him,” said Blendon, noting that the president-elect ran his campaign on repealing abortion
White House · 116th Congress
Vilsack on course for encore as Agriculture secretary
He has been at the export council since Feb. 1, 2017. Several publications reported Biden’s likely choice.
Congress · 116th Congress
Sage grouse, biomass riders trip up omnibus spending bill
The aide said Republicans have proposed negating House report language on a number of topics, including support for $1 million for a National Academies study on reducing racial and ethnic inequalities
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP shouldn’t count its midterm chickens before they hatch
[jwp-video n=”1″] Project with caution The long history of losses by the president’s party during midterm elections is a reason for Republicans and conservatives to start out hopeful about 2022
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump lost, but the Senate keeps confirming his nominees
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Policy · 116th Congress
GM exits Trump fuel efficiency fight, backs electric future
Biden has made the auto industry a centerpiece of his “Build Back Better” campaign plan, vowing to create 1 million new jobs in the U.S. auto industry, including in the supply chains and for auto
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas to head Homeland Security
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Policy · 116th Congress
Trump pushes Supreme Court to let him reshape apportionment
[jwp-video n=”1″] Should the Supreme Court reverse the lower court on technical grounds, states could then sue, saying the new apportionment hurt their representation in Congress.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden’s infrastructure challenge: Finding common ground
He has an easy enough vehicle to start with: Congress in October punted on a new highway bill, opting instead to extend the 2015 surface transportation law by a year, to Oct. 1, 2021.
Congress · 116th Congress
Neal eyes massive coronavirus relief, climate and infrastructure package
Instead of a carbon tax or big-spending Green New Deal proposals, for instance, Neal included a roughly $150 billion package of clean energy tax incentives in the infrastructure bill the House passed July 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Hoyer: Earmarks are likely coming back next year
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hoyer said he’s optimistic that both Republicans and Democrats will participate in the process if earmarks come back into the picture.