Policy · 117th Congress
Medicare cost crunch raises questions in telehealth debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Most of those waivers expire once officials end the public health emergency, which gives Congress a limited window to act.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Texas duo top list of House appropriations earmark requests
Only a handful of members asked for less than $1 million. One is Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations ranking member Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., though he can probably rely on retiring Sen.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Is the era of small government over?
[jwp-video n=”1″] In polling conducted during 2007 and 2008, after almost eight years of George W.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democratic unity makes Biden’s ambition possible
Bill after bill On the party’s highest-priority bills — the elections, campaign finance and ethics measure known as HR 1 and a background check bill for gun purchases — Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending April 30, 2021
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Policy · 117th Congress
ESG lobbying surges with Democratic control of Washington
The reports, which were due April 20, cover activity from Jan. 1 through March 31, including the beginning of the Biden administration and Democrats’ control of both chambers of Congress.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Donations from teachers unions spiked as Congress debated school reopening, virus relief
The American Federation of Teachers political action committee gave $1.6 million to congressional candidates and committees, including $1 million to House Majority PAC, a super PAC that boosts Democratic
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending April 23, 2021
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senators squabble over voting rights, underscoring deep division on state efforts
state’s first Black senator in a January special election runoff, testified before the committee Tuesday and called for the Senate to act urgently on Leahy’s bill and a broader House-passed measure, HR 1.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending April 16, 2021
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Congress · 117th Congress
Biden’s Afghanistan decision triggers worries on Capitol Hill
Rather than pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by May 1, as former President Donald Trump had planned under a February 2020 agreement with the Taliban, the troops will leave by Sept. 11, the 20th
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden wants out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021
The announcement, which Biden is expected to formally make on Wednesday, means the U.S. will not meet the May 1 withdrawal deadline that was negotiated between the Trump administration and the Taliban
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s $1.5 trillion budget plan prioritizes domestic programs
Big winners Among the biggest winners is the Education Department, which would receive a 40.8 percent increase in base funding for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden weaves climate crisis throughout his budget outline
Within Energy, the proposal calls for $1.9 billion to create an emissions-free electricity network by 2035, $8 billion for “clean energy” technologies, $7.4 billion for science and $1 billion to
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats hope to extend new insurance subsidies before 2022 midterms
[jwp-video n=”1″] For Democrats, the law marked one of the first significant improvements to the 2010 health care law since its enactment more than a decade ago.
Congress · 117th Congress
Special report: Microchip security continues to confound Pentagon
The year-long probe found fully 1 million bogus parts, including components for several types of combat aircraft.
Congress · 117th Congress
Another earmark challenge for $2 trillion infrastructure plan
On April 1, Psaki was asked when the administration would release a list of the most urgent infrastructure projects so far identified and which agency would be a part of the White House plan.
Policy · 117th Congress
US confronts ‘digital dagger’ from overseas aimed at top tech companies
[jwp-video n=”1″] The USTR position is “an important affirmation in pushing back on these discriminatory trade barriers as the U.S. continues to work to find a viable solution at the OECD,”
Congress · 117th Congress
Second filibuster-proof maneuver OK’d by Senate parliamentarian
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate leaders had been anxiously awaiting the pivotal decision since last week.
Congress · 117th Congress
One Capitol Police officer killed, one injured when vehicle rams them at Capitol barricade
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Capitol complex was mostly quiet on Friday, with Congress on a two-week recess.