Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Road trip: Sen. Sherrod Brown skips air travel amid coronavirus
[jwp-video n=”1″] Too many people are in bars and restaurants, out in big groups. In Ohio, those places have now been closed down by the governor.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
America’s public health infrastructure needs consistent funding
[jwp-video n=”1″] There is a better way, and we should use the coronavirus crisis to put it in place, before we become complacent yet again.
Congress · 116th Congress
Stimulus bill temporarily expands safety net for poor
Other provisions in the stimulus package would give the USDA nearly $1 billion in additional funding for major food programs, potentially increase monthly food stamp benefits and ease restrictions
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus aid deal passed, delivered to Senate; Trump to sign
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans had denounced the initial Democratic bill as unworkable and too burdensome on businesses.
Policy · 116th Congress
States expecting big revenue hit as COVID-19 slows the economy
For every $1 the average annual price of a barrel of New Mexico oil drops, the state loses about $22 million in general fund revenue, according to a Jan. 30 state revenue forecasting group memo to
Congress · 116th Congress
White House, Democrats hung up on coronavirus stimulus
[jwp-video n=”1″] A notice to lawmakers from Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., preceded Pelosi’s comments, telling colleagues to be ready to vote Friday no matter the outcome.
Congress · 116th Congress
House gets new chance at court challenge of Trump’s wall construction, McGahn subpoena
[jwp-video n=”1″] In ruling against the House, the three-judge panel cited Supreme Court precedents about the right of lawmakers to bring lawsuits, and rejected the House argument that it suffered
Congress · 116th Congress
Campus Notebook: A rundown of Duncan Hunter’s transgressions
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hunter’s decision to resign bolstered Republican chances of holding on to the 50th District in Southern California, which President Donald Trump carried by 15 points in 2016
Policy · 116th Congress
‘No availability’ of coronavirus tests for troops in Afghanistan
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Military personnel who believe they are at risk or have flu-like symptoms have immediate access to on-base medical care,” the command official said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Hospitals want to kill a policy shielding nurses from COVID-19 because there aren’t enough masks
[jwp-video n=”1″] The hospital lobbying organization, which includes approximately 5,000 hospitals in its membership, said in its alert that the workplace safety rules “would be impossible to
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats postpone caucus retreat over coronavirus concerns
House Democrats’ annual retreat that had been scheduled for April 1-3 in Philadelphia has been indefinitely postponed because of concerns about the coronavirus, the caucus announced Thursday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus closes Capitol to tours
[jwp-video n=”1″] Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called the decision to close the Capitol to the public “A really, really good idea.”
Congress · 116th Congress
‘They aren’t American’ — Democrats aim to block aid to struggling cruise companies
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I would oppose a bailout for the cruise industry,” said Sen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Vail: Where leadership PAC money goes to play
Himes has spent about $100,000 associated with ski trips in Vail — about $1 of every $15 that it’s spent,” Beckel said.
Opinion · 116th Congress
How do you restore the budget process in Congress? Eliminate the Budget committees
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Congress · 116th Congress
‘I hope we don’t have an attack this weekend’ — FISA tools to expire before Senate takes up renewal
The House on Wednesday passed an overhaul measure that would reauthorize through Dec. 1, 2023, various surveillance authorities of the USA FREEDOM Act and the underlying Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Policy · 116th Congress
Top health official calls dearth of US coronavirus tests a ‘failing’
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Congress · 116th Congress
Courts mull closures and risks amid coronavirus pandemic
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
How lawmakers are spending their coronavirus self-quarantines
[jwp-video n=”1″] Gaetz was taken to Walter Reed Hospital and tested.