Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats planning budget blitz to pass Biden agenda
[jwp-video n=”1″] Doing so would still trigger automatic year-end spending cuts if not offset.
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White House · 117th Congress
Biden pushes for $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package
The first aid request, focused on more immediate needs, will ask Congress to provide $1 trillion in direct support to Americans through $1,400 tax rebate checks for individuals and expanded $400
Policy · 117th Congress
COVID-19 vaccines sit at hospitals as doctors, pharmacies await doses
[jwp-video n=”1″] When vaccinations started in December, federal officials said they would ship the first doses of the vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech to 636 vaccination sites across the country
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats aim to move health care agenda despite slim majorities
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Democrats begin laying groundwork for big budget plans] Democratic leaders will have to navigate differences between factions of their own party and the narrowest of
Policy · 117th Congress
Hospitals now must post prices publicly, but will new rule work?
As of Jan. 1, facilities must publicly post on their websites prices for every service, drug and supply they provide. Next year, under a separate rule, health insurers must take similar steps.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Scant mention of COVID-19 compromise as Georgia Senate candidates hold rallies
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Congress · 116th Congress
Deal reached on $900B coronavirus relief package; votes likely Monday
Congressional leaders on Sunday night reached agreement on a massive pandemic rescue measure that will be attached to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The health care price transparency revolution begins next month
Such inflated bills cause more than 1 in six 6 Americans to have medical debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. In some states, such as Texas, this ratio increases to around 1 in 4.
Congress · 116th Congress
Fine print issues snag tentative pact on coronavirus relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Throughout the day negotiators struck an optimistic tone while acknowledging the clock was working against them.
Policy · 116th Congress
Business lobbies prod Congress on COVID relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Eight months later, as the pandemic rages on, we see small business after small business once again shuttering operations with no lifeline to hold on to until the vaccine
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan group strikes deal on coronavirus relief package
[jwp-video n=”1″] The other $160 billion has proven harder to maneuver.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief package not winning GOP converts
The bipartisan group didn’t include direct payments in their plan because they were told Republicans wouldn’t accept a package costing over $1 trillion.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden faces pressure on women’s health, LGBT issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] “He’s going to be very supportive of the groups that really worked very hard for him,” said Blendon, noting that the president-elect ran his campaign on repealing abortion
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief talks stuck on liability waiver
The plan would provide $1 billion for states to upgrade their unemployment systems for technology modernization and fraud prevention.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief package hits snags over details
The group initially ran into some trouble with Congressional Budget Office scoring of their four-month unemployment benefits proposal, which they intended to be retroactive to Dec. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
States grapple with plans for end to coronavirus public health emergency
Groups like the National Governors Association have similarly called for an additional federal matching rate increase of at least 5.8 percentage points retroactive to Jan. 1, and remaining until Sept.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan talks resume on coronavirus relief package
[jwp-video n=”1″] State and local governments, which have struggled to make up for lost revenue from economic shutdowns, would get $160 billion.
Policy · 116th Congress
FDA authorization of COVID-19 vaccines would set off a scramble
[jwp-video n=”1″] FDA also provides the data to a panel of independent experts, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, which advises the agency on vaccine approvals
Congress · 116th Congress
Stabenow says smaller coronavirus relief bill better than nothing
House Democrats passed Oct. 1 a slimmed down version of their relief package, though it still weighed in at $2.4 trillion.
Congress · 116th Congress
Crapo poised for starring role in economic, health care policy
[jwp-video n=”1″] Debt and taxes Long after Simpson-Bowles and the “gang of six,” Crapo still has a national debt clock streaming at the top of his website, even as that issue has faded in recent