Congress · 117th Congress
Earmark tally for highway bill: $14.8 billion
Garret Graves, R-La., asked for nearly $946 million for full federal funding for a connector project connecting LA 1 to LA 30 in his district.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Texas duo top list of House appropriations earmark requests
Only a handful of members asked for less than $1 million. One is Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations ranking member Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., though he can probably rely on retiring Sen.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Is the era of small government over?
[jwp-video n=”1″] In polling conducted during 2007 and 2008, after almost eight years of George W.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress mulls $500 million in grants to help states upgrade cybersecurity
[jwp-video n=”1″] Even before Clarke’s bill makes its way through Congress, states may be able to spend a substantial amount of money on upgrading their computer systems, thanks to the $350
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
People are returning to the Capitol, and not everyone’s wearing a mask
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I don’t wear it in my office, everybody’s been vaccinated,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, a gastroenterologist by training.
Policy · 117th Congress
Immigration emerges as policy response to slowed US growth
In addition, the agency predicts that by 2030, 1 in 5 U.S. residents will be of retirement age. By 2060, there will be 2.5 working-age adults to every retirement-age adult.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Massive voting and ethics bill faces first test in divided Senate
But while the 800-page overhaul of election, campaign finance and ethics laws known as S 1 (HR 1 in the House) is likely to generate lots of heat at the hearing, there is not expected to be much action
Policy · 117th Congress
Disinformation can hurt you locally, too
Soon, police departments and 9-1-1 dispatchers were being bombarded by calls from Oregon homeowners who had heard that roving gangs of antifa members were setting fires.
Congress · 117th Congress
McCarthy needs to rout Cheney to move past 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Before he began deflecting questions about it, McCarthy was among those Republicans who blamed Trump for the deadly Capitol riot of Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Failure to communicate: The Capitol Police leadership gap on Jan. 6
The first officer, who made their way to the West Front stage, said they were outnumbered 50-to-1 as they created a police line. Rioters put on gas masks and gloves and began probing the line.
Congress · 117th Congress
Most of Pentagon billions moved to border wall not recoverable
[jwp-video n=”1″] In the first stream, $3.6 billion was moved from military construction projects at home and abroad, including many in Eastern European countries facing down threats from Russia
Congress · 117th Congress
Frontline, farm-state Democrats push back against Biden tax plan
Biden’s proposal would start taxing gains on inherited assets above $1 million, or $2.5 million per couple factoring in the current tax exclusion for up to $500,000 in gains on a primary residence
Policy · 117th Congress
Huge Treasury cash pile might delay debt limit ‘drop dead’ date
On Thursday, the BPC released an updated forecast saying the “x date” is now more realistically sometime after Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push for action to reduce maternal deaths
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Right now, we simply don’t have the tools to collect the data we need to inform good policy,” Maloney said.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: It’s (still) Trump’s party
NM-01: Mark Moores, the GOP nominee in the June 1 special election for New Mexico’s 1st District, attacked Democratic opponent Melanie Stansbury as a “radical” for her support for a criminal justice
Policy · 117th Congress
Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban, but opens door to his return
[jwp-video n=”1″] The board found that two of Trump’s Facebook posts on Jan. 6, in which he called the rioters “very special” and “great patriots” and told them to “remember this day forever
Opinion · 117th Congress
Animal testing is cruel and often unnecessary. But the FDA forces drugmakers to do it
As White Coat Waste Project has documented, in some of the standard tests the FDA compels companies to conduct, puppies as young as 1 week old are forced to ingest massive doses of experimental drugs,
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Republicans should disband if they don’t win back the House in 2022
More recently, David Brody of Real America’s Voice asked McCarthy how confident he was, on a scale of 1 to 10, that Republicans would be in the majority in the next Congress.
Congress · 117th Congress
Small respite for Facebook as left and right slam ruling on Trump ban
[jwp-video n=”1″] Predictably, Republicans were outraged by the decision. They called it censorship by Big Tech. Washington Rep.