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Congress · 117th Congress

Lawmakers push for surprise billing changes as law takes effect

Corrected Jan. 6 | All Americans are protected as of Jan. 1 from unexpected out-of-network medical bills, thanks to the implementation of legislation to ban surprise medical billing, but many lawmakers

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

Campaigns · 117th Congress

At the Races: Debt the halls

Jim Ryun, who held the world record for several distances (his 800-meter record, 1:44.3, was an estimated time based on the 1:44.9 he logged in an 880-meter race in 1966 — according to Wikipedia). 

Policy · 117th Congress

Burnout among pharmacists slows COVID-19 booster shots

Ghrouf attributes the pharmacist shortage to what he sees as low pay —  he said he got a 1 percent raise and two $300 bonuses during the pandemic — and burnout.

Congress · 117th Congress

Medicare cuts scare helps put debt limit bill on fast track

The bill includes a three-month suspension of the 2 percent Medicare “sequester” that was set to begin on Jan. 1. It would return at 1 percent for the three months following.

Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress

Fear not cheer: That’s the holiday spirit at the Capitol

Little political will exists in Congress to end the last-minute culture that many decry, especially the tradition of blowing past the Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government and instead setting up

Congress · 117th Congress

Senate clears Feb. 18 stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown

Other Medicare cuts taking place Jan. 1, including a 2 percent “sequester” and separate reductions to reimbursements for physicians and clinical laboratory services, won’t be addressed in the CR.

Policy · 117th Congress

Biden calls for patriotic unity, pitches plan to fight omicron

“We are better positioned than we were a year ago to fight COVID-19,” Biden said, noting that last Christmas fewer than 1 percent of adults were fully vaccinated, while now over 71 percent of adults

Congress · 117th Congress

Abortion case tests Supreme Court’s rightward shift after Trump

Corrected Dec. 1 | The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that asks the justices to overturn the long-standing decisions that established the right to abortion in the United States, a moment

Congress · 117th Congress

House passes budget package after cost concerns abate

McCarthy filibuster House passage came Friday morning, after a stemwinder of a speech from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that went for more than 8 1/2 hours — breaking the previous record

Campaigns · 117th Congress

At the Races: Hitting the road

The count: 297 That’s how many ballots postmarked on or before Monday, Nov. 1, weren’t counted in the special election primaries for Florida’s 20th District because they didn’t arrive at the supervisors

Congress · 117th Congress

Mayorkas defends border policies against GOP attacks

Nearly 1 million of those migrants, including some repeat crossers, were turned back under a pandemic-era expulsion policy known as Title 42, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Congress · 117th Congress

Reconciliation talks put some racial equity policies at risk

The reconciliation bill also would change federal contracting law by establishing a $1 billion startup program for small businesses, geared toward giving minority-owned businesses more access to