Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers may argue about climate change, but they want seawalls
The U.S. is on track for 1 foot in sea level rise by 2050 and 2 feet by 2100, according to NOAA and NASA.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators
That’s because $16 billion would be within the 1 percent ceiling on total discretionary funds set aside for earmarks across the dozen bills.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon: Hill added $58 billion to current defense budget
These include, for example, money to help Ukraine fight Russia and just over $1 billion for the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii, much of which was allotted to deal with fuel leaks into local
Policy · 117th Congress
SEC’s climate rule heats up debate on supply chain emissions
on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and by requiring disclosure of [greenhouse gas] emissions, including disclosure (for many companies) of Scope 3 emissions and third-party assurance of Scopes 1
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Armed Services panel goes big with new defense budget
Last year’s vote was 25-1, with Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the sole opponent.
Congress · 117th Congress
Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell
Corps of Engineers waterways projects, with $283 million requested to deepen the Sabine-Neches Waterway, which Weber describes on his website as the country’s “leading Energy & Military exporter and #1
Congress · 117th Congress
Census misses may have cost Florida and Texas in redistricting
The state gained one congressional seat based on the census results, but fell short of getting a second additional seat by 171,000 people, or less than 1 percent of its population.
Policy · 117th Congress
New historic site stirs memories of America’s darker instincts
Mike Honda, who represented California in the House, was forced to Amache with his family when he was 1. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., was born in the Poston camp in Arizona in 1944.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The era of laissez-faire COVID-19 prevention
Only amid the crazed partisanship of the moment would anyone consider filibustering a modest appropriation to deal with a deadly virus that has killed almost 1 million Americans in just two years.
Policy · 117th Congress
Inflation may shrink Biden’s big defense plan
It is not known whether the Ukraine war and inflation will still be raging during the time the fiscal 2023 bill would presumably be in effect, if it were enacted on time — that is, from Oct. 1, 2022
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
Congress · 117th Congress
Bob Dole’s life in Washington in 10 photos
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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.
Congress · 117th Congress
Coin check: Military tradition finds quarter on Capitol Hill
“It costs a little bit of money to design and print them and I’m in an R+1 district, so it didn’t feel like the right focus.” Coins aren’t cheap.
Congress · 117th Congress
House sends infrastructure bill to Biden without budget vote
Malinowski, who had originally backed a more sweeping infrastructure bill that passed the House July 1, said while the bill “may not give us everything we wanted, it does give us everything we need
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden headed to Capitol Hill to try to bridge Democratic divide
bill, which would reauthorize surface transportation programs and includes $550 billion in new funding for roads, bridges, broadband and other infrastructure projects, up for a vote by midnight Oct. 1,
Congress · 117th Congress
Moderate Democrats not monolithic about their budget concerns
“It would have to be way under $1 trillion for me to get remotely interested,” he said. Hawaii Rep.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats to meet on budget as moderate holdouts face pressure
DeFazio followed up in a Monday letter to colleagues committing to pass the Senate’s infrastructure bill by Oct. 1, when current surface transportation authorizations expire.
Congress · 117th Congress
Nine Democrats hold firm on opposing budget without infrastructure vote first
“We must pass the $1 trillion Senate physical infrastructure package immediately and send it to the President without changing it and without linking it to the $3.5 trillion social infrastructure