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.
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.
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.
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
How states losing House seats decide which districts are cut
Democrats outnumber Republicans by almost 2-to-1 in the congressional delegations that will be reduced because of census data released Monday.
Congress · 117th Congress
Census results start wave of litigation over new maps
[jwp-video n=”1″] On Monday, the Census Bureau released results from its once-a-decade national headcount.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate passes AAPI bill with wide bipartisan support
The Senate then voted 94-1 to pass the amended bill.
Congress · 117th Congress
Modernization Committee eyes accountability and new proposals
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hoyer called for an exploration of cutting the long-standing linkage between lawmaker pay and staff salaries, which caps staff pay from being more than members.
Congress · 117th Congress
Axing ‘SALT’ limit would widen income gap, witness tells panel
taken advantage of the disunity in the other party on this issue, pointing to a 2019 Joint Committee on Taxation estimate that 52 percent of the benefit from a repeal of the cap would go to those making $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats defeat House GOP effort to censure Maxine Waters
[jwp-video n=”1″] McCarthy’s resolution to censure Waters, a California Democrat, was privileged, meaning he could force a floor vote on the matter. Majority Leader Steny H.
Policy · 117th Congress
States react to short Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause
So far, 6.8 million Americans have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, so the chances of experiencing a clot were about 1 in 1.1 million.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Race ratings: Three of four special elections are Solid Democratic
The first step is the May 1 jungle primary in which 23 candidates will compete on the same ballot.
Congress · 117th Congress
Young confirmed as OMB deputy director
Young will begin her tenure as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, while Biden decides whom he’ll nominate for the No. 1 position on a permanent basis.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Ohio sets November special election, leaving Pelosi with empty seat most of the year
Turner has reportedly already raised $1 million.
Policy · 117th Congress
Mayorkas stands against policies to deter migration at hearing
Later, Mayorkas said he did not recall his past statement, made during a March 1 press briefing at the White House, that migrants shouldn’t come to the country “now.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police to begin moving back fence surrounding complex
“I continue to press for the complex to be returned to the public, and we are making progress, as evidenced by the recent Task Force 1-6 report, which recommended against permanent above ground fencing
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP critics unlikely to let up on Haaland after confirmation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Haaland supporters also suggested critics crossed the line by tossing out words like “radical” to describe her attitude toward the environment. Conservative Rep.