Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Dining workers vie for the Senate’s fragmented attention
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Policy · 117th Congress
Biden will ask Congress for money to combat global hunger
President Joe Biden’s next supplemental spending request for Ukraine will include money to deal with a spiraling global food crisis, the United States’ No. 1 diplomat said in testimony before a Senate
Congress · 117th Congress
Conflicting incentives for quick election-year spending deal
And among nondefense agencies, Homeland Security would receive just a 1 percent boost, while a handful of other departments would get close to, or above, increases of 20 percent.
Policy · 117th Congress
Most Americans have COVID-19 antibodies as case numbers rise
The original omicron variant, BA.1, now only makes up 3 percent of sequenced cases, and the more transmissible BA.2 makes up 68 percent of circulating cases.
Congress · 117th Congress
New requests bring military’s ‘unfunded priorities’ above $21 billion
Pentagon brass have asked Congress for nearly $1 billion for anti-missile and cybersecurity programs that are not part of President Joe Biden’s budget request, bringing to more than $21 billion the so-called
Congress · 117th Congress
Census undercount risks funding for Native American reservations
And the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in northwestern Nevada plans to use a $1 million housing grant this year to build housing for elderly tribal members, a community laundromat, and handicap ramps for elders
Congress · 117th Congress
Park Police, Secret Service reach settlement over 2020 protests
update their policies governing protests and enact the changes within 30 days as part of a settlement tied to the violent police clearing of protestors from Lafayette Square near the White House on June 1,
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden to announce summer sales of 15 percent ethanol fuel blend
Strategic Petroleum Reserve every day for 180 days and a separate 30 million-barrel sale, announced March 1.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden to visit Iowa ethanol plant as officials hit road to tout rural aid efforts
The first stage of the $1 billion five-year program will take requests for proposals in May and make awards in November.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate reaches deal on $10 billion in COVID-19 spending
Senators left town last week undecided on whether to use $1 billion of the $10 billion for international aid to help increase the global vaccination rate or to spend it all on domestic needs.
Congress · 117th Congress
House readies relief package for restaurants, other industries
The negotiators couldn’t agree on enough offsets for appropriating another $5 billion in foreign assistance, but they were debating whether to take approximately $1 billion from the domestic funds
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration will rescind border expulsion policy
Border agents logged more than 900,000 encounters with migrants since Oct. 1, the beginning of fiscal 2022 — roughly double the number of migrants encountered over the same time frame in fiscal 2021
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate close to COVID-19 aid deal; global funds in question
But Romney said negotiators were still debating whether to take $1 billion of the $10 billion slated for HHS and instead give that to the United States Agency for International Development for foreign
Congress · 117th Congress
Taxpayers paid for baby gift, other questionable expenses as part of Cannon building renovation
While promising steps to prevent it from happening again, the agency that paid the bills said the audit demonstrated “outstanding fiscal management” because unallowable expenses were less than 1
Policy · 117th Congress
Government prepares for possible spike in migration
Since the start of fiscal 2022 on Oct. 1, government data shows border officials have recorded more than 900,000 encounters with migrants, a 99 percent increase from the same time frame in fiscal
Congress · 117th Congress
Top takeaways from Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget request
President Joe Biden submitted his budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 on Monday morning, which will set the tone for the legislative scramble ahead of midterm elections in November.
Policy · 117th Congress
SEC climate rule avoids full mandate on supply chain emissions
If finalized, public companies would have to report on Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, which address direct and indirect emissions from purchased electricity and other forms of energy
Policy · 117th Congress
Administration faces risks in decision on public health emergency
The House passed a bill to allow states to begin Medicaid redeterminations on April 1 even if the public health emergency continues.
Policy · 117th Congress
SEC proposes rule for emissions reporting by companies
In a 3-1 vote, the SEC proposed rules that would address a lack of standardization among company reporting on climate risk, making it easier for an apples-to-apples comparison on key metrics and
Policy · 117th Congress
Watchdog urges removal of ICE detainees amid ‘safety risks’
At the time of the in-person inspections at Torrance, from Feb. 1-3, the facility had 176 male ICE detainees.