Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer says he expects omnibus to include electoral count overhaul
The bill, which the Senate Rules Committee reported out in October by a 14-1 vote, has broad support in the Senate.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
You can’t ‘pivot away’ from sick stunts and cruelty
Consider how little has been reported on the fate of a 1-month-old baby dropped off in front of the Washington, D.C., residence of Vice President Kamala Harris, courtesy of Abbott.
Congress · 117th Congress
White House $47B supplemental request seeks COVID, Ukraine funding
Congress reconvenes next week to start working on stopgap funding legislation on which President Joe Biden’s signature is required before Oct. 1 in order to avert a partial government shutdown.
Congress · 117th Congress
House prepping stopgap funding bill through mid-December
Anything that can’t get 60 votes in the evenly divided Senate will need to be dropped or risk being unable to pass a continuing resolution by Oct. 1, which would lead to a partial government shutdown
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Gas price gouging focus of new ads backing House Democrats
Since May 1, Democratic campaigns and outside groups have spent at least a combined $1.4 million on broadcast television ads talking about high gas prices or lowering them, according to data collected
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress skeptical about Biden’s call to suspend gas tax
President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed a series of actions he said could reduce the price of gasoline by $1 per gallon, including a call for a gas tax holiday that was greeted with skepticism by members
Congress · 117th Congress
Pelosi dismisses gas tax hiatus, says consumers wouldn’t benefit
a group of six Senate Democrats — four seeking reelection — who last month introduced a bill to cut the excise tax on gasoline produced, imported or sold from 18.4 cents per gallon to zero until Jan. 1,
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats plot March legislative push on inflation
A group of Democrats introduced a bill last week to cut the excise tax on gasoline produced, imported or sold from 18.4 cents per gallon to zero until Jan. 1, 2023.
Congress · 117th Congress
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
Opinion · 117th Congress
Americans who excuse violence need to see the world through Maxine McNair’s eyes — and soul
A recent Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found that about 1 in 3 Americans believed violence against the government could at times be justified.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What’s in the new voting bill the Senate is trying to take up
new package comes mainly from two bills, including the Freedom to Vote Act, which was itself a compromise offered by Manchin in response to a broader House bill known as the For the People Act, or HR 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
IRS: Tax filing season to start Jan. 24
While the IRS typically enters tax season with a backlog of about 1 million unprocessed returns, that number is several times larger this year, according to Treasury officials, who couldn’t give
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden to mobilize military to hospitals for omicron winter surge
New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data suggest omicron grew from about 1 percent of cases in early December to 73 percent of cases in the U.S. two weeks later.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats have few answers on ending losing streak after Manchin’s reconciliation dagger
But on student debt relief, the White House has been firm that payments must resume Feb. 1. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
21 photos that defined 2021 on Capitol Hill
As the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2021, the world celebrated that 2020 was over and that things would finally get back to normal. 2021 proved much more challenging than most expected.
Policy · 117th Congress
Burnout among pharmacists slows COVID-19 booster shots
Ghrouf attributes the pharmacist shortage to what he sees as low pay — he said he got a 1 percent raise and two $300 bonuses during the pandemic — and burnout.
Congress · 117th Congress
Optimism waning in Senate about budget reconciliation vote this month
Menendez has said he won’t agree to a revenue-raising SALT plan and favors exemptions for individuals making up to $550,000 and married couples making close to but not above $1 million.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Fear not cheer: That’s the holiday spirit at the Capitol
Little political will exists in Congress to end the last-minute culture that many decry, especially the tradition of blowing past the Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government and instead setting up
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Holiday parties are back in DC for 2021, if you’re on the list
Alibaba When: Dec. 1, 5–7 p.m. Where: Charlie Palmer Steak Details: Invited guests can RSVP at invite@alibabindc.com Clean Hydrogen Future Coalition (CHFC) When: Dec. 1, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Sugar Bear’ kicks off holiday season as Capitol Christmas Tree arrives
Since the people’s tree announcement, more than 1 million people have visited its Facebook page. Speaker Nancy Pelosi will officially light the tree in December.