Policy · 116th Congress
Drug price spikes still unchecked, five years after controversy
[jwp-video n=”1″] Congress and, later, President Donald Trump used the public shock sparked by that incident to push to lower drug prices more broadly.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden would largely discard Trump’s foreign policies on Day 1
Democrats, particularly the party’s left flank, also want to push for the reallocation of national security spending, including a $1 trillion initiative to modernize the nuclear arsenal.
Congress · 116th Congress
Smaller airports may see schedule cuts after Sept. 30
United Airlines, meanwhile, expects to be “a much smaller airline come Oct. 1,” in part because of reductions to service, according to a person familiar with the airline’s thinking.
Congress · 116th Congress
Warren asks SEC about insider trading in Trump’s Kodak pharmaceuticals announcement
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Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus relief talks stuck on scope of aid
Republicans did not offer a plan to address the expiring provision until Monday, when it was included in one part of eight coronavirus bills totaling roughly $1 trillion in aid.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate aid bill allocates $3 billion to immigration agencies
The help would come as part of a series of measures that make up a $1 trillion plan to help address the current economic downturn by extending unemployment benefits and offering another round of
Congress · 116th Congress
Big Tech antitrust hearing could be colossal — or mere theater
[jwp-video n=”1″] Many observers in the world of antitrust law are eagerly anticipating the hearing and hoping that Cicilline succeeds in his efforts to keep the proceedings focused.
Policy · 116th Congress
Death draws lawmakers’ scrutiny to Robinhood’s trading app
[jwp-video n=”1″] Foster was one of six members of Congress who wrote to Robinhood this month demanding answers about the company’s practices. Illinois Democratic Sens. Richard J.
Congress · 116th Congress
Merkley bill would stop airlines’ sale of middle seats
American and United are currently not limiting the sale of middle seats, though American had instituted limits on middle seat sales up until July 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
McCarthy: Liability shield shouldn’t be traded for more regulation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to soon release a GOP alternative totaling somewhere around $1 trillion that is unlikely to include the OSHA standard but will include liability protections
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators seem open to trade-offs for coronavirus relief deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Negotiators look for common ground on unemployment aid extension] Pelosi, speaking at a news conference Wednesday to note that it’s been two months since Democrats passed
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump signs Hong Kong sanctions law, revokes special trade privileges
Last year, the United States had a $26.1 billion trade goods surplus with Hong Kong [jwp-video n=”1″] The legislation signed by Trump requires the sanctioning of Chinese officials deemed to have
Congress · 116th Congress
Leahy to Barr: Is Roger Stone sentence commutation ‘a crime’?
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Policy · 116th Congress
Facing pressure, Census Bureau says it will clarify roles of two political appointees
[jwp-video n=”1″] Those concerns were echoed by statements from the American Economic Association, which said the appointment “raises questions” about the agency’s adherence to professional
Policy · 116th Congress
Defense spending bill finds creative ways to shift billions
The new House bill contains, of course, $1 billion for the fund, which is called the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump butters up lobster industry with hint of trade aid
On July 6, 2018, China imposed an additional 25 percent duty on U.S. lobster and increased the duty to 35 percent on Sept. 1, 2019.
Opinion · 116th Congress
If Congress can’t pass police reform now, we just don’t need a Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] The right group While there may be vast areas of federal policy where lawmakers truly can’t tell the difference between a problem and a solution — remember the Facebook hearing
Congress · 116th Congress
Science to drive vaccine efforts, not politics, nominee pledges
officer for Operation Warp Speed, told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that he thinks it is possible that the government will be able to produce 300 million doses of a vaccine by Jan. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Unrest over race dismays US allies, delights enemies
[jwp-video n=”1″] Particularly damaging, say historians and former diplomats, to the reputation of the United States as the Western world’s foremost defender of freedom of speech and rule of
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate panel grills housing regulators on racial bias, pandemic
Carson defended his pace, saying the agency put out $1 billion within a week, and was on pace to spend all of the appropriated money by the October deadline set by Congress.