Vilsack touts Biden’s biofuel support as he details new aid
Vilsack said another $450 million in grants will be awarded in $90 million tranches each quarter, with application periods starting July 1, 2023, and going through Sept. 30, 2024.
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Earmarks increase in popularity, slightly, among GOP senators
However, the odds of disappointment are much greater for senators: appropriations leaders in both chambers have agreed to cap total earmarked dollars at 1 percent of overall discretionary spending.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
Four senators up in ’24 facing friendlier state electorates
The state has shifted slightly to the left over the past six years, to a 1-point Democratic edge (49.6-48.6 percent) after the 2022 elections from a razor-thin 0.1-point GOP edge (48.9-48.8 percent) after
Congress · 118th Congress
After Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, Senate panel calls Ticketmaster a monopolistic anti-hero
As part of the 2010 merger, Live Nation entered a consent decree with the DOJ to refrain from retaliating against musicians who didn’t use its venues and pay $1 million for each violation.
Congress · 117th Congress
Deal reached on amendments, omnibus motors towards passage
A Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., amendment to provide $1 billion to the World Trade Center Health Fund for first responders who got sick after the 9/11 cleanup effort and extend the program to 2027.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill
A Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., amendment to provide $1 billion to the World Trade Center Health Fund for first responders who got sick after the 9/11 cleanup effort and extend the program to 2027.
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal
It would extend the program to 2027 and provide $1 billion to help ensure new claims can still be accepted, although that’s short of the $3.6 billion advocates had been seeking to fully erase the budget
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer says he expects omnibus to include electoral count overhaul
The bill, which the Senate Rules Committee reported out in October by a 14-1 vote, has broad support in the Senate.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court to weigh state power over federal elections
Voter advocates in the North Carolina case argued that Republicans would likely win 10 or 11 of the state’s 14 newly drawn congressional seats — in a state former President Donald Trump won by 1
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin and Klobuchar: Omnibus likely place for electoral count overhaul
The bill, which the Senate Rules Committee reported out in October by a 14-1 vote, has broad support in the Senate. “It’s probably one of the few things Sens.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Dining workers vie for the Senate’s fragmented attention
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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.
Congress · 117th Congress
Staffing shortages top of mind for Capitol Police chief
“We encourage you to continue your work in recruiting and retaining officers,” Senate Rules Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said, noting that it “appears to be the No. 1 challenge ahead” for Manger
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats push to help hungry troops, as Pentagon offers limited aid
It would give about 500 families an average of $200 a month, at a cost to the government of $1 million a year, according to Congressional Budget Office figures.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Safe at first (amendment): Press triumphs again at Congressional Softball Game
The Bad News Babes won their 5th consecutive Congressional Women’s Softball Game, 5-1, before a crowd of hundreds at Watkins Recreation Center in Southeast Washington.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate voting and ethics overhaul stalls, but Democrats united in vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] “This is a battle for the soul of America,” Schumer said.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
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Congress · 117th Congress
AOC Blanton under investigation for misusing government vehicle
[jwp-video n=”1″] Blanton was appointed by President Donald Trump and assumed the top job overseeing more than 2,000 AOC employees in January 2020.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Wide splits evident on voting and campaign finance as Senate panel takes up overhaul
The bill, known as S 1, which passed the House as HR 1 in March on a mostly party-line vote, would require new disclosures of political spending, mandate minimum standards for such practices as automatic
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Massive voting and ethics bill faces first test in divided Senate
But while the 800-page overhaul of election, campaign finance and ethics laws known as S 1 (HR 1 in the House) is likely to generate lots of heat at the hearing, there is not expected to be much action