Congress · 116th Congress
Partisan split over remote work leaves House in legislative limbo
[jwp-video n=”1″] But for some remote work supporters, the working group feels like a dead end to weeks of slow progress.
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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
Stabenow says USDA could be flexible on COVID-19 payment limits
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Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats punt on proxy voting plan
[jwp-video n=”1″] The House will instead vote this week to formally establish a coronavirus select committee that Pelosi announced previously, according to two leadership aides.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘Paper hearings’ replace committee staple in the Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Commerce Committee paper hearing on consumer data and coronavirus will kick off Thursday morning when the panel will post opening statements from Chairman Roger Wicker
Congress · 116th Congress
Political blowback more likely for senators who sold pandemic-related stock
[jwp-video n=”1″] Tyler Gellasch, an aide to former Sen. Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, helped draft the STOCK Act.
Policy · 116th Congress
Coronavirus creates funding time bomb for public schools
[jwp-video n=”1″] For now, many school districts have their hands full closing buildings, moving classes online and figuring out how to provide meals and lesson plans remotely.
Policy · 116th Congress
At the state level, no shortage of COVID-19 policies or spats
[jwp-video n=”1″] Abbott had not issued statewide orders as of Tuesday, but he issued an essential services order directing Texans to minimize contact with others, specifically nonessential
Congress · 116th Congress
DOJ examining Sen. Richard Burr for stock dump
Dianne Feinstein’s husband sold between $1 million and $5 million in Allogene Therapeutics Inc. on Feb. 18 at $24 a share. It has since dropped to $20 a share.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus pandemic presents additional hurdles for abortion access
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s important to know that other states that are also battling the virus — Washington, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey and Minnesota — are using evidence-based policy
Policy · 116th Congress
States seek Medicaid flexibilities due to COVID-19 emergency
[jwp-video n=”1″] Earliest adopters Florida was the first state to seek and be approved for a waiver on March 17, but other states soon followed suit.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators unload stock after coronavirus briefings
Dianne Feinstein’s husband sold between $1 million and $5 million in Allogene Therapeutics Inc. on Feb. 18 at $24 a share. It has since dropped to $20 a share.
Policy · 116th Congress
Undisclosed delays plague atomic programs, cost billions to fix
If the Savannah River project is set back, then production of modified W87-1 warheads that would go on the Air Force’s new Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent ballistic missiles would be affected.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
HBO film reveals major gaps in 2020 US election systems
Despite nearly $1 billion in federal grants provided by Congress to states since 2016 and multiple hearings focused on security weaknesses, Hursti demonstrates in a new HBO documentary called “Kill
Policy · 116th Congress
Foes of smoke-flavoring ban unmoved by high rate of lung-cancer deaths
[jwp-video n=”1″] The one with the most lung cancer deaths in his district to oppose the bill was Republican Harold Rogers, a longtime cigar smoker whose southeastern Kentucky district in Appalachia
Congress · 116th Congress
Courts ask Congress for coronavirus response funds
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Western District of Washington was the first to close the courthouse and suspend trials and hearings and others have done likewise, while federal courts in West Virginia
White House · 116th Congress
Health agency gives Florida Medicaid flexibility responding to coronavirus
[jwp-video n=”1″] Public response to virus The move comes as about two-thirds of U.S. residents say they are taking action to protect themselves from the pandemic, according to a new poll released
Policy · 116th Congress
‘No availability’ of coronavirus tests for troops in Afghanistan
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Military personnel who believe they are at risk or have flu-like symptoms have immediate access to on-base medical care,” the command official said.