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Policy · 116th Congress
As COVID-19 spurs cashless purchases, Congress mulls a limit
While credit card companies charge merchants 1 to 2 percent of the bill and a flat per-transaction fee of 5 or 10 cents, cash comes with its own costs.
Policy · 116th Congress
Interior watchdog: Senior official misused post to aid family
One morning, Domenech wrote, “[Family member 1] has been called and understand is ‘in process’ but…has not heard anything more over the last week.”
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
This congressman’s career advice? Play softball
[jwp-video n=”1″] Q: What was that dynamic like being able to work pretty close to your dad?
Policy · 116th Congress
Corporations and consumer groups battle over COVID-19 liability
[jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump said Tuesday he supports “curbs on frivolous litigation … a thing I know something about. There’s a lot of frivolous litigation.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Energy nominee likely to face questions on Yucca
[jwp-video n=”1″] After the White House proposed on Feb. 10 halting the licensing process to store nuclear waste within Yucca Mountain, Menezes appeared to reverse that position, telling members
Campaigns · 116th Congress
K Street, PACs not eager to attend in-person fundraisers yet
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Policy · 116th Congress
Corporations pushing climate action return to Hill for virtual visit
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Policy · 116th Congress
Financial groups urge next relief bill to tweak past measures
For loans under $1 million, the SBA should just rely on the good-faith certifications borrowers made in their loan applications, he said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Uranium firm takes virus aid, says crisis hasn’t affected business
A Colorado uranium company that pressed the Trump administration to set up barriers against imports and found allies for that cause in Congress received a nearly $1 million loan for relief from the coronavirus
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Bullock attacks money in politics as super PAC goes after Daines
[jwp-video n=”1″] Daines is getting outside help, too.
Congress · 116th Congress
Loeffler still owns millions in individual company stock
Loeffler — who receives equity compensation from ICE — made between $1 million and $5 million in capital gains and dividends from her ICE holdings, her filing shows.
Policy · 116th Congress
US military poised for post-pandemic shift
That view was captured in a recent tweet by Ro Khanna, a California Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee: “A single F-35 could pay for 2,200 ventilators, 1 nuclear warhead could pay for
Policy · 116th Congress
Your dating, travel or dining app now might have a lobbyist
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Congress · 116th Congress
Bus companies want in on the recovery largesse
Lawmakers allocated $61 billion to airlines, $25 billion to transit and $1 billion for Amtrak in the roughly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, but the motorcoach industry, which includes charter
Policy · 116th Congress
Citing pandemic, coal lobby seeks lower tax for black-lung care
[jwp-video n=”1″] The lawmakers instead urged congressional leaders to direct federal help toward “the workers, families, and communities that are being hardest hit by this crisis.”
Policy · 116th Congress
Former EPA staff chief gets busy lobbying for mining industry
/p> As coal companies have filed for bankruptcy in recent years, lobbying has declined as well, and the latest figures are far less than NMA spent in 2015 and earlier, when it shelled out more than $1
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines boosted lobbying as pandemic spread
The reports cover Jan. 1 through March 31, when the COVID-19 pandemic caused airline ridership to drop steeply.
Congress · 116th Congress
Battle lines forming over next round of coronavirus aid
[jwp-video n=”1″] Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her own wish list that includes extending enhanced unemployment insurance benefits past their current July 31 expiration, and another round of tax
Policy · 116th Congress
Latest aid bill has funds for providers; advocates say more is needed
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would get $1 billion for research and contact tracing, while the National Institutes of Health would win $1 billion to research and develop new testing technologies