Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Who can lift up Congress? Maybe dogs
Most recently, Senate staff met a 1-year-old Shih Tzu-poodle mix named Mimi, a 9-year-old miniature goldendoodle named Maple and a 3-year-old golden retriever named Indy.
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Policy · 117th Congress
GOP pans oil reserve sale despite a long and bipartisan history
Today, the United States is the No. 1 producer of oil and gas of any country worldwide. China, Japan, South Korea, Spain and India also have major strategic oil stockpiles.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate NDAA debate could have something for everyone
Another section, also found in the House version, would make Portuguese citizens eligible for E-1 and E-2 treaty visas, which allow foreign citizens from nations engaged in trade and commerce with the
Congress · 117th Congress
Rubio backs $33 billion Florida hurricane aid supplemental
.$1 billion for the EPA, most of which would fund clean water grants.$400 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, half of which would go toward fisheries assistance.$300 million
Policy · 117th Congress
Underfunded states to get boost in high-tech research money
The second track provides $1 million per year for four years to encourage collaboration between eligible states.
Congress · 117th Congress
OPEC production cuts add fuel to domestic energy debates
No. 1, they see the U.S. as potentially heading into a recession. They see the E.U. heading into a recession. China’s economy is still quite soft because of their internal COVID restrictions.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Stopgap funding bill clears House; next stop is Biden’s desk
They cited add-ons like $1.8 billion in emergency funds to care for migrant border-crossers without extra money for border security, and $1 billion to help low-income households pay winter heating bills
Congress · 117th Congress
With Manchin’s bill aside, other permitting proposals await
The United States is the No. 1 producer of oil and gas in the world, according to the Energy Information Administration, and has seen an uptick in gas production in recent months, with more natural
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project
Schumer, D-N.Y., said he plans to fold Manchin’s bill into legislation to keep the government open into the new budget year, which begins Oct. 1. Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Auditors: Senior appropriators’ states dominate earmark tally
The Pentagon and Department of Health and Human Services both also received over $1 billion, getting just under $1.3 billion each.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin unveils permitting proposal as battle lines harden
Schumer, D-N.Y., has pledged to include the legislation in a continuing resolution needed to fund the federal government before the beginning of fiscal 2023 on Oct. 1.
White House · 117th Congress
COVID-19 response is not ‘over’ even if Biden says pandemic is
As of Wednesday, more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths had been reported in the United States. Republicans have been citing the president’s comments about the state of the pandemic, with Rep.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pipeline’s backers have financial, campaign ties
The Equitrans PAC was first registered on Oct. 1, 2018, federal records show. Manchin has received $10,000 from the same PAC, which also gave $7,500 to Sen. John Barrasso’s campaign.
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘What happened to your country?’: The poisoned well of the Trump era
A few days later, during a Sept. 1 prime-time speech in Philadelphia, Biden called Trump and his MAGA believers a “threat” to the country.
Congress · 117th Congress
72 Democrats sign letter opposing Manchin permitting bill
permitting laws, rewrite the Clean Water Act and approve a gas pipeline should not be folded into the so-called continuing resolution, or CR, to fund the government in the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda
Washington this month to wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency supplemental funds and the need to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sept. 1 that lawmakers would need to work on the bill, saying it doesn’t provide the same consumer protections as existing California law.
Congress · 117th Congress
White House $47B supplemental request seeks COVID, Ukraine funding
Congress reconvenes next week to start working on stopgap funding legislation on which President Joe Biden’s signature is required before Oct. 1 in order to avert a partial government shutdown.
Policy · 117th Congress
Inflation slowed in July as effects linger, agency reports
Still, the effects of inflation and a cooling economy were being felt by consumers as income grew by just 0.2 percent in July and spending grew by only 0.1 percent, down from 0.7 percent and 1 percent,
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden signs major climate, health care and tax bill into law
The package is estimated to cut the federal deficit by about $300 billion over the next decade, thanks to revenue raisers that include a 15 percent minimum tax on the largest corporations, a 1 percent