Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
The case to keep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s cash
[jwp-video n=”1″] While returning the contribution won’t stop the GOP attacks, the gesture could still be significant.
Congress · 117th Congress
DC statehood bill passes House, but Senate hopes are dim
[jwp-video n=”1″] When the bill passed, a single cheer could be heard from the gallery.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate passes AAPI bill with wide bipartisan support
The Senate then voted 94-1 to pass the amended bill.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
This congressman picked a fight with Cardi B. It went how you’d expect
[jwp-video n=”1″] Like countless other musical performances in the past, the raunchiness of the lyrics and suggestiveness of the dance moves upset some cultural conservatives, who unironically
Congress · 117th Congress
House set to vote on DC statehood, but all eyes are on the Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Filibuster woes The Senate was again top of mind when House Democrats gathered for a Wednesday news conference.
Congress · 117th Congress
Though never adopted, the ‘Green New Deal’ left its mark
[jwp-video n=”1″] Climate summit The resolution’s reintroduction comes before Biden is scheduled to host a two-day international climate summit, with heads of state appearing and speaking virtually
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: It’s not easy being green
But the candidates in the June 1 special election to replace the Democrat have been treating the race as competitive.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes temporary extension for regulating fentanyl as Schedule 1 drug
Currently, fentanyl is listed as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has a high potential to be abused and does not have a medical use.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden to launch new tax credit for COVID-19 vaccine time off
The eligibility period will run from April 1 through Sept. 30, though it will not be retroactive to Jan. 1, per a White House official, who cited the economic recovery law that created the tax credit
Congress · 117th Congress
Top bipartisan group relaunches $110 billion technology bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Unlike political rancor that accompanies most domestic spending legislation, bills targeting spending on U.S. technology, research and development appear to have broad bipartisan
Policy · 117th Congress
Change of government and political turmoil keep lobbyists busy, disclosures show
to federal voting rights legislation” as well as congressional Democrats’ major overhaul of elections, voting, campaign finance and lobbying laws, a bill given the ceremonial top-priority number of HR 1.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Friend when needed, foe when appropriate’: Congress remembers Alcee Hastings
His last financial disclosure forms showed he still owed his lawyers millions, including between $500,000 and $1 million to Patricia Williams, who became his girlfriend, then his legal client during
Congress · 117th Congress
FDA finds more problems with Johnson & Johnson contractor
The company was originally scheduled to produce 62 million vaccines by May, according to the delivery schedule spelled out in Johnson & Johnson’s $1 billion contact with the Biomedical Advanced Research
Policy · 117th Congress
Rep. Grace Meng on fighting COVID-19 and hatred aimed at Asian Americans
[jwp-video n=”1″] “This is about the safety of all Americans. It’s about people’s lives and their right to be safe. It’s about our parents and grandparents, walking down the street safely.
Congress · 117th Congress
Modernization Committee eyes accountability and new proposals
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hoyer called for an exploration of cutting the long-standing linkage between lawmaker pay and staff salaries, which caps staff pay from being more than members.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators squabble over voting rights, underscoring deep division on state efforts
state’s first Black senator in a January special election runoff, testified before the committee Tuesday and called for the Senate to act urgently on Leahy’s bill and a broader House-passed measure, HR 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
For Congressional Black Caucus, relief and resolve after Chauvin verdict
[jwp-video n=”1″] Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who was pepper-sprayed at a protest following Floyd’s murder last May, said that the guilty verdicts do not eliminate the need for
Congress · 117th Congress
Axing ‘SALT’ limit would widen income gap, witness tells panel
taken advantage of the disunity in the other party on this issue, pointing to a 2019 Joint Committee on Taxation estimate that 52 percent of the benefit from a repeal of the cap would go to those making $1