Congress · 117th Congress
House passes immigration bill to help ‘Dreamers’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Upton told CQ Roll Call the measure is “not a perfect bill,” but that the Senate can make changes. He also expressed sympathy for the Dreamer population.
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Policy · 117th Congress
COVID-19 vaccine boosters could present equity, pricing issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] The U.S. would need to distribute coronavirus boosters if a powerful COVID-19 mutation from another country reaches our shores, or COVID-19 becomes endemic in society and people
Policy · 117th Congress
Mayorkas stands against policies to deter migration at hearing
Later, Mayorkas said he did not recall his past statement, made during a March 1 press briefing at the White House, that migrants shouldn’t come to the country “now.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Antitrust risks cloud outlook for fintech deals amid surge
A total of 232 global fintech deals were announced from Jan. 1 through March 10 with an aggregate value of $47.8 billion, compared with 160 deals collectively worth $39.3 billion during the first
Policy · 117th Congress
Yes, the pandemic crushed carbon emissions. Now they’re back
accomplishment is pretty remarkable,” said Ethan Zindler, head of Americas at BloombergNEF, of emissions cuts and renewables growth, adding that lowering emissions from the transportation sector, the No. 1
Policy · 117th Congress
Pandemic demanded plastics, but not the recycled kind
[jwp-video n=”1″] While the pandemic has increased plastic use, Hoover said it also might have increased public awareness of the issue as people see just how much packaging is coming into their
Policy · 117th Congress
Navy conquered COVID-19 on ships, but pandemic has a long tail
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s extremely impressive how few outbreaks we’ve seen on ships, and how the ones that we have had have been pretty quickly addressed,” said Bryan Clark, a retired Navy officer
Policy · 117th Congress
Cyberattacks increased as schools closed during pandemic, report finds
[jwp-video n=”1″] The report found that incidents in the first quarter of 2020, before the pandemic, mostly tracked with data from previous years.
Policy · 117th Congress
Pandemic year pushed Census to rely on records for count
“The timing of the pandemic was about as inconvenient as you could think of for a Census Day of April 1,” he said.
Policy · 117th Congress
Blinken tells House panel to expect firmness toward Iran, China
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Policy · 117th Congress
‘Dreamer,’ farmworker bills to test Senate waters on immigration
[jwp-video n=”1″] One bill would provide a path to citizenship to certain immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — currently protected by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Policy · 117th Congress
One year in, broadband access and telehealth are two big winners under COVID-19
Also included in the package was $1 billion to deploy broadband on tribal lands and $300 million for broadband in rural areas.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration faces GOP outcry for saying no border ‘crisis’
Instead, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters at a March 1 briefing that there is a “challenge at the border that we are managing.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court ponders limits of Voting Rights Act enforcement
[jwp-video n=”1″] There was no clear indication from the Supreme Court on where exactly they might draw that line, but it was clear from arguments that the justices were concerned about future
Policy · 117th Congress
Officials promote COVID-19 shots, plan more advice on behavior
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Policy · 117th Congress
Pandemic challenges, Trump rules await Cardona at Education
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Policy · 117th Congress
Masks stack up in US warehouses as nurses reuse N95 respirators
[jwp-video n=”1″] The group, which is calling itself the American Mask Manufacturers Association, says its members have an inventory of 233 million N95 respirators or equivalent masks in their
Policy · 117th Congress
As more migrant children arrive, Biden faces political hurdles
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We are challenged at the border. The men and women at the Department of Homeland Security are meeting that challenge,” he said.
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats start gauging support for immigration overhaul
[jwp-video n=”1″] “So we’ll have a better gauge at that point,” Aguilar said.