Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
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Congress · 117th Congress
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker named House sergeant-at-arms, first Black man in post
[jwp-video n=”1″] Walker has earned bipartisan praise.
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer lays out ambitious spring, early summer agenda
[jwp-video n=”1″] Schumer’s “Dear Colleague” was just one of three communication tools he used Thursday to talk about the upcoming legislative agenda.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Policies and primaries
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats moved forward with their first hearing on a massive overhaul of election and campaign finance laws, known as S 1 (or HR 1 in the House).
Congress · 117th Congress
Sanders rolls out nearly $3 trillion in tax increase proposals
A Biden campaign plan to raise taxes on multinationals would raise somewhere between $500 billion and $1 trillion over a decade, according to independent estimates, while his proposed 10-percent tax credit
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push to prohibit permanent fencing around the Capitol complex
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
FEC: Lawmakers may use campaign money for ‘bona fide’ bodyguards
After a three-hour debate, members of the Federal Election Commission approved, by a 5-1 vote, an advisory opinion Thursday allowing lawmakers to use campaign funds to pay for security expenses to protect
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers alarmed at social media making money off ‘addiction’
[jwp-video n=”1″] In any other context, a business trying to make more money by keeping its customers hooked to its product or service would be seen as the sine qua non of a capitalist enterprise
Congress · 117th Congress
House panel leader vows end to ‘racial discrimination’ at USDA
Congress provided an estimated $4 billion for loan debt relief and $1 billion to expand the network of Black land-grant universities, nonprofits and other institutions to provide technical assistance
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
No ‘Dreamers’ allowed: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senators turn to Democrats’ overhaul of elections and ethics
The bill would reshape how congressional candidates may fund their campaigns by instituting an optional public financing system that would match $6 in government money for every $1 raised in small
Congress · 117th Congress
Hearing on Black farmers puts Vilsack’s past and future on view
the first African American to lead the committee, backed provisions in the March relief law (PL 117-2) for $4 billion in debt relief for Black and other socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and $1
Policy · 117th Congress
House Democrats roll out their wish lists for Ways and Means
That one-year provision has a steep price tag — almost $110 billion — so making it permanent could cost over $1 trillion for a 10-year period.
Policy · 117th Congress
Fauci: US may ‘turn the corner’ on virus, but spring break poses big risks
[jwp-video n=”1″] Governors have also expressed worries about a spring break surge. Arkansas Gov.
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats offer priorities via stand-alone infrastructure bills
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Congress · 117th Congress
As deadline nears, Senate Democrats pick up GOP support to extend PPP
[jwp-video n=”1″] The PPP program issued 7.5 million loans totaling $687 billion to small businesses during the last year, according to SBA data.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
For Senate die-hards, no sweeter sound than ‘Alaskan of the Week’
[jwp-video n=”1″] His team scours news reports and takes recommendations from constituents to find the next Alaskan of the Week.
Congress · 117th Congress
Americans at military bases overseas struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hot potato When asked about the situation on U.S. bases in Germany, a Defense Logistics Agency spokesman directed questions to the Pentagon’s public affairs office.