Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the year: 2020 as seen by Bill Clark
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White House · 116th Congress
Trump’s threats to massive spending bill spoil Christmas break
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Trump demands Congress ‘amend’ massive spending package] Pelosi tweeted that the House could pass a bill boosting the checks’ size to $2,000 by unanimous consent on Christmas
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress ditches State Department bill after fight with Ivanka Trump
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Congress · 116th Congress
Senate clears massive year-end spending bill with coronavirus relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] Long-delayed aid The pandemic relief measure would deliver the first major infusion of new aid in nine months, since Congress passed a roughly $2 trillion package in March.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs weeklong funding extension to buy time to prep omnibus
[jwp-video n=”1″] Under the House procedural maneuver, adoption of the rule for floor debate on the big spending package would automatically send the new stopgap bill to the Senate, which would
Congress · 116th Congress
Robert E. Lee’s statue removed from the Capitol
[jwp-video n=”1″] The commission was created to study the removal and replacement of Lee this summer and had sought a replacement since July, when it voted that it was time for Lee to go.
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus relief package set to clear Monday, ending months of stalemate
The pandemic-battered transportation industry would get $45 billion, including $15 billion for airlines, $14 billion for mass transit, $10 billion for state highways and $1 billion for Amtrak.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs two-day stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown
The earliest the House would vote on the legislation is Sunday at 1 p.m., he announced.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden rallies Democrats in Georgia Senate runoffs as GOP plays up one-party rule as a danger
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue and Loeffler have yet to acknowledge his victory, but they have nevertheless stuck to the message that they are the last line of defense against Demcocratic majority
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump must decide before Christmas whether to sign or veto massive defense bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] In the event of a veto override vote, though, it remains to be seen how many Republicans would switch their positions and decline to override a veto.
Congress · 116th Congress
Roberts leaves Senate with warning about attacks on food supply
[jwp-video n=”1″] Known as the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Program — for former Sens.
Congress · 116th Congress
In a GOP Senate, Biden’s Cabinet faces a gantlet
[jwp-video n=”1″] Barrasso added: “Don’t expect Senate Republicans to forget how the Democrats treated Mr. Trump’s nominees.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs short-term spending bill, preventing shutdown
The new stopgap law gives lawmakers an extra week to negotiate an omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Current funding had been set to expire at midnight Friday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate objections threaten to delay stopgap funding vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul said he wanted to remove language in the defense measure restricting the president’s ability to withdraw or reduce troops overseas, which would affect U.S. personnel in
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ rule change could spark Senate Appropriations shakeup
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Policy · 116th Congress
Biden faces pressure on women’s health, LGBT issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] “He’s going to be very supportive of the groups that really worked very hard for him,” said Blendon, noting that the president-elect ran his campaign on repealing abortion
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief talks stuck on liability waiver
The plan would provide $1 billion for states to upgrade their unemployment systems for technology modernization and fraud prevention.