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Union push in Congress explodes into view, but obstacles remain for staffers
Last week the “crosspartisan” group Issue One released a report finding that about 1 in 8 congressional staffers are not making a living wage.
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A Groundhog Day fight in Rules Committee over resolutions of inquiry
However, the language, which has been included in committee resolutions for more than 1 1/2 years, limits the use of resolutions of inquiry — a legislative tool to request that the executive branch
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Spending negotiations appear headed for another stopgap bill
Congress is on course to pass a third government funding stopgap for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, as negotiations on a 12-bill omnibus package continue at a snail’s pace barely two weeks before the
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How Rep. Sean Casten went from ‘Licensed to Ill’ to climate policy pragmatist
Q: Climate change is obviously your No. 1 issue. But you catch a lot of flak from the left because you oppose things like the Green New Deal or a ban on fracking.
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OMB nominee says new Biden budget coming in March
President Joe Biden is likely to submit his fiscal 2023 budget request shortly after the March 1 State of the Union address, his acting White House budget chief told senators Tuesday.
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Senate begins work on bipartisan mental health package
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Some Democrats hope climate consensus can save budget bill
Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., suggested the Senate should act in time for President Joe Biden’s March 1 State of the Union address, a timeline she said was not the result of any naivete or idealism on her
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Charities lobbying to restore expanded tax deduction for giving
Higher limits on corporate giving also lapsed on Jan. 1. The JCT estimated the 2021 extension of those breaks would cost $643 million.
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House competition bill includes more trade aid for workers
The program reverted to one with fewer benefits and limited to workers in manufacturing on July 1, 2021, after Democrats and Republicans could not agree on an extension.
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Thirteen percent of congressional staffers make less than a living wage, report shows
About 1 in 8 congressional staffers are not making a living wage, according to a new analysis of payroll data.
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After a true infrastructure year, focus turns to implementation
The equity provision, meanwhile, received just $1 billion.
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Supreme Court won’t review House COVID-19 proxy voting
The House hammered that point for the justices, using an example of how the proxy-voting process worked on a Nov. 1 vote on a bill to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
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Surge of lobbying activity fueled K Street in late 2021
The chamber still ranked No. 1, but its $64.8 million total last year — a time its leadership was changing and it had taken heat for its support of some Democratic candidates in 2020 — was down from
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Splitting up budget package carries procedural risks
That’s different from an original budget resolution, which can be automatically discharged from committee and brought to the floor after April 1 each year if the panel hasn’t acted yet.
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Amid hunger crisis, Biden urged to release frozen Afghan funds
The United Nations has warned that 1 million Afghan children are at risk of starving this winter and the U.N World Food Programme has warned that 95 percent of Afghan households do not currently
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Ivanka Trump asked to interview in Capitol riot inquiry
The committee retells that a riot was officially declared on Capitol Hill at 1:49 p.m. by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, and that at 2:24 p.m., Trump sent out a tweet about Pence’s refusal
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‘Rise in violent rhetoric’: Lawmakers in both parties report spike in death threats
A House Democratic leadership aide said in an email: “There is enhanced security for members in the wake of 1/6.
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Acknowledging hurdles, Biden ready to split up budget package
In a rare press conference, Biden said top priorities including expanded child tax credits that lapsed on Jan. 1 may have to wait for a subsequent legislative push.
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Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis and Boris Epshteyn subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
They are all required to produce documents by Feb. 1 and sit for an interview Feb. 8.