Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
No ‘Dreamers’ allowed: DACA recipients still can’t work for Congress
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Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats offer priorities via stand-alone infrastructure bills
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Congress · 117th Congress
Young confirmed as OMB deputy director
Young will begin her tenure as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, while Biden decides whom he’ll nominate for the No. 1 position on a permanent basis.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Republican Conference votes to bring back earmarks
DeLauro’s guidelines include a cap on the total amount of earmarked funds at 1 percent of discretionary spending, and no money can go to for-profit interests.
Congress · 117th Congress
House throws financial lifeline to victims fund, appropriators
Derene said in fiscal 2020 the Treasury Department collected almost $5 billion in such fines and penalties, and in the first six months of this fiscal year has collected almost $1 billion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers in both parties push to add judges to overworked federal courts
That includes concerns about which president would pick those judges, the $1 million annual cost each new judgeship would bring and whether any measure
Congress · 117th Congress
House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
A quarter of women experience severe intimate-partner physical violence, and 1 in 7 have been stalked by an intimate partner to the point of feeling very fearful or believing that she or someone
Congress · 117th Congress
‘I still don’t feel safe’: House lawmakers adjust to metal detectors, new normal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans who once made a scene, shouting at Capitol Police or dodging the screenings, are now complying as quietly as they would at the airport.
Congress · 117th Congress
Planning for a post-pandemic Congress underway
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Congress · 117th Congress
Leahy: GOP can have half the earmarks in spending bills
House Democrats’ plan for appropriations earmarks will limit the amount of money for “community project funding” to 1 percent of discretionary spending, ban earmarks for for-profit entities and limit members
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police, DC National Guard leaders need emergency authority to act, review finds
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he met with Honoré last week but was troubled that their discussion took place after the report was completed.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending March 5, 2021
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Congress · 117th Congress
Klobuchar leads call for Biden to prioritize Violence Against Women Act programs in budget
A quarter of women experience severe intimate-partner physical violence, and 1 in 7 have been stalked by an intimate partner to the point where she felt very fearful, or believed that she or someone
Congress · 117th Congress
House Agriculture gets second spending cardinal as member
The reconciliation package before the Senate would provide an estimated $4 billion for debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers and $1 billion to expand a network of nonprofits, educational
Policy · 117th Congress
As more migrant children arrive, Biden faces political hurdles
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We are challenged at the border. The men and women at the Department of Homeland Security are meeting that challenge,” he said.
Congress · 117th Congress
House appropriators officially bring back earmarks, ending ban
House Democrats’ earmarks plan will cap the total amount of money that can be spent on earmarks to 1 percent of total discretionary spending.
Congress · 117th Congress
Acting Capitol Police chief downplays value of FBI warning about Jan. 6
[jwp-video n=”1″] Asked afterward about the differing accounts and if he has any clarity on who the official who got the report was, Ryan said: “No, but we noticed that discrepancy and we’re
Opinion · 117th Congress
Reconciliation, corrupted by Congress: May it R.I.P.
[jwp-video n=”1″] In 1981, the new Reagan administration and the Republican-controlled Senate spearheaded what would become the avant-garde reconciliation process that would remain for the rest
Congress · 117th Congress
Mental health concerns overshadowed by Capitol Police Board questions
[jwp-video n=”1″] There were conflicting accounts from Sund and Irving on when Sund asked for National Guard assistance on the day of the attack.
Congress · 117th Congress
Tanden nomination seemingly at dead end after votes scrapped
Confirming Young as deputy, which under Senate rules could occur after just two hours of debate versus up to 30 hours for the No. 1 position at OMB, would position her to at minimum take the role