Opinion · 117th Congress
Note to Joe Biden: Unity is more than just words
[jwp-video n=”1″] Base first So far, his support for unity has been more rhetorical than substantive.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Biden inherits Trump’s unique health care agenda
[jwp-video n=”1″] “In emergency management there are always multiple impacts — economics, housing, lives lost, mental health. … You have to pick and choose,” said Samantha Montano, an expert
Policy · 117th Congress
Restaurant owners feel burnt by minimum wage push, lack of direct COVID-19 relief
It would offer $15 billion in grants to more than 1 million of the “hardest-hit small businesses.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Buttigieg to push big infrastructure bill to boost economy
Buttigieg’s plan would have cost $1 trillion, including a $160 billion investment in transit and a doubling of the BUILD grant program, which pays for infrastructure projects.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden’s Day 1 actions: Climate, immigration, pandemic
In his first hours on the job, Biden is set to reverse executive orders issued by President Donald Trump and set a new direction for the country.
Congress · 117th Congress
Yellen could win swift confirmation as first female Treasury secretary
Joint Committee on Taxation has found that 94 percent of the tax benefits from a repeal would flow to households earning more than $200,000 a year and more than half would go to those making more than $1
White House · 117th Congress
Biden pushes for $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package
The first aid request, focused on more immediate needs, will ask Congress to provide $1 trillion in direct support to Americans through $1,400 tax rebate checks for individuals and expanded $400
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats plan a spending blowout, but hurdles remain
Out of a $1.5 trillion House-passed infrastructure package last summer, over $1 trillion probably wouldn’t pass the Byrd test.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden’s options for reviving travel economy ravaged by COVID-19
The law also includes $1 billion for airline contractors, $2 billion for airports and concessionaires, $14 billion for transit, $10 billion for state highways, $1 billion for Amtrak and $2 billion for
Policy · 117th Congress
Hospitals now must post prices publicly, but will new rule work?
As of Jan. 1, facilities must publicly post on their websites prices for every service, drug and supply they provide. Next year, under a separate rule, health insurers must take similar steps.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats move closer to Senate control as Warnock defeats Loeffler
[jwp-video n=”1″] The other Senate runoff on the ballot, for a six-year term, remained uncalled.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democratic unity on budget rules masks schism under the surface
For example, the CBO has said the effects of climate change, if left unaddressed, could knock 1 percent off the inflation-adjusted size of the U.S. economy by 2050.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan group’s success on COVID-19 relief could just be the beginning
A new framework they unveiled Dec. 1 took some of what the Problem Solvers had put together in September.
White House · 116th Congress
Joe Biden expects no ‘honeymoon,’ but help in ending a ‘nightmare’
[jwp-video n=”1″] He predicted a need for further unemployment assistance beyond the 11 weeks of expanded assistance in the bill passed by the House and Senate on Monday.
Policy · 116th Congress
Coronavirus relief package includes broadband money for low-income, jobless
The deal also includes $1 billion for broadband on tribal lands and $300 million for rural broadband deployment.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden climate team’s foes: Time, politics and bureaucracy
Congress did not reach an agreement to reauthorize the highway bill in time for the Oct. 1 deadline, opting to extend the current law through most of 2021.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The health care price transparency revolution begins next month
Such inflated bills cause more than 1 in six 6 Americans to have medical debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. In some states, such as Texas, this ratio increases to around 1 in 4.
Congress · 116th Congress
Toomey Fed demand rocks coronavirus relief bill talks
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul M. Krawzak, Niels Lesniewski , Lindsey McPherson and Jennifer Shutt contributed to this report.
Policy · 116th Congress
Buttigieg would bring his agenda and Biden’s to Department of Transportation
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the fund also was tapped for transit in the 1980s, and in the 1990s some was siphoned off for deficit reduction.
Policy · 116th Congress
FCC order to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese 5G gear will confront Biden
R-Miss., the chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, are urging party leaders to include the funding in an upcoming omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1,