Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending March 26, 2021
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Congress · 117th Congress
Sanders rolls out nearly $3 trillion in tax increase proposals
A Biden campaign plan to raise taxes on multinationals would raise somewhere between $500 billion and $1 trillion over a decade, according to independent estimates, while his proposed 10-percent tax credit
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers alarmed at social media making money off ‘addiction’
[jwp-video n=”1″] In any other context, a business trying to make more money by keeping its customers hooked to its product or service would be seen as the sine qua non of a capitalist enterprise
Congress · 117th Congress
As deadline nears, Senate Democrats pick up GOP support to extend PPP
[jwp-video n=”1″] The PPP program issued 7.5 million loans totaling $687 billion to small businesses during the last year, according to SBA data.
Congress · 117th Congress
Americans at military bases overseas struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hot potato When asked about the situation on U.S. bases in Germany, a Defense Logistics Agency spokesman directed questions to the Pentagon’s public affairs office.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Ohio sets November special election, leaving Pelosi with empty seat most of the year
Turner has reportedly already raised $1 million.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes immigration bill to help ‘Dreamers’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Upton told CQ Roll Call the measure is “not a perfect bill,” but that the Senate can make changes. He also expressed sympathy for the Dreamer population.
Congress · 117th Congress
House votes to reauthorize, expand Violence Against Women Act
More than 1 in 3 women have experienced sexual violence during their lifetime, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
A COVID year in 5 photos
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Congress · 117th Congress
Leahy: GOP can have half the earmarks in spending bills
House Democrats’ plan for appropriations earmarks will limit the amount of money for “community project funding” to 1 percent of discretionary spending, ban earmarks for for-profit entities and limit members
Congress · 117th Congress
House fast-track process for bipartisan bills threatened
A House rule exception that allowed leaders to bring bills to the floor without committee hearings and markups expires April 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate passes massive COVID-19 relief bill, sending changes back to House
veterans time to adjust to the new policy and allow for potential further bipartisan legislation, the Moran-Carper amendment would postpone the change to allow for a rulemaking process to begin Oct. 1
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democratic group eyes $50 million effort to elect STEM candidates to House, Senate
Morrow said the group could also weigh in on the May 1 special election in Texas’ 6th District to replace the late GOP Rep. Ron Wright, who died of complications from COVID-19.
Congress · 117th Congress
DC Guard chief details Pentagon delays during Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
Gary Peters, the Michigan Democrat who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, said he is worried that the country’s national security agencies are not adequately focused on domestic terrorism, the No. 1
Policy · 117th Congress
As more migrant children arrive, Biden faces political hurdles
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We are challenged at the border. The men and women at the Department of Homeland Security are meeting that challenge,” he said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Acting Capitol Police chief downplays value of FBI warning about Jan. 6
[jwp-video n=”1″] Asked afterward about the differing accounts and if he has any clarity on who the official who got the report was, Ryan said: “No, but we noticed that discrepancy and we’re
Congress · 117th Congress
Mental health concerns overshadowed by Capitol Police Board questions
[jwp-video n=”1″] There were conflicting accounts from Sund and Irving on when Sund asked for National Guard assistance on the day of the attack.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Will Josh Mandel ever stop running?
The email calls him “President Trump’s #1 ally in Ohio” and promises that “he’s fighting RINO’s and establishment politicians.”