Policy · 116th Congress
Senators scrutinize FTC powers to curb COVID-19 price gouging
[jwp-video n=”1″] That could become a vehicle for related provisions such as price gouging language, according to Chicago attorney Nikhil Mehta.
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Policy · 116th Congress
States go their own ways on environmental enforcement during crisis
[jwp-video n=”1″] In Maryland, a traditionally blue state with a Republican governor, Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles is continuing to enforce state environmental regulations.
Opinion · 116th Congress
U.S. production controls and tariffs are not the way to help the domestic oil industry
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Congress · 116th Congress
Conflicting priorities threaten quick coronavirus aid passage
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Policy · 116th Congress
White House preparedness for pandemic threat has faltered across four presidencies
[jwp-video n=”1″] For years while he was a professor and department chair at the National War College, Larsen argued for expanding the curriculum beyond the core subjects that make up the “DIME
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
John Thune, sporting quarantine beard, goes full-on ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’
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Policy · 116th Congress
Climate’s on back burner, but advocates see COVID-19 parallels
[jwp-video n=”1″] Conservatives in Congress and in state governments accused the media of creating hysteria by exaggerating the problem.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pressed to fix oil markets, Trump makes no public promises
[Oil purchase to fill strategic reserve dropped from stimulus] Since the early days of his administration, Trump has praised domestic oil and gas companies and touted the U.S. as the No. 1 energy
Congress · 116th Congress
Top money manager has companies scrambling to act on climate
In the weeks that followed, some of the country’s largest corporations revealed plans to do just that, including a $1 billion commitment by Delta Air Lines, the second-largest U.S. carrier, to become carbon
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump to meet with oil industry as stockpiles near overflow
[jwp-video n=”1″] The EPA has said it will give companies nearly three extra weeks to sell off their winter gasoline before switching to less polluting summer blends on May 20, rather than May
Congress · 116th Congress
Final rule on fuel economy rollback opens door for lawsuits
The United Auto Workers is also opposed to diluting fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, Josh Nassar, legislative director for UAW, which represents more than 1 million auto-industry workers
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Sen. Cory Booker wrote a coronavirus poem
[jwp-video n=”1″] We hunker down / But we still rise up Many governors across the country have issued “stay at home” orders, including in Booker’s home state of New Jersey, which means
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief package
[jwp-video n=”1″] “America is facing a grave enemy in COVID-19. It is in these dark and uncertain times that I’m reminded of why I’m here,” said Ways and Means Chairman Richard E.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Her shortness of breath wasn’t coronavirus. It was an anxiety attack
[jwp-video n=”1″] She’s a lobbyist at Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney (a firm that has offices on both coasts), and her specialty is health care, which means that this is an especially busy time
Congress · 116th Congress
Hospitals, health centers, veterans to get relief in coronavirus stimulus bill
That’s on top of $1 billion in the first COVID-19 stimulus law Congress passed earlier this month.
Policy · 116th Congress
Oil purchase to fill strategic reserve dropped from stimulus
[jwp-video n=”1″] But DOE would need money from Congress to make purchases for the SPR. The department has about $10 million in its SPR fund.
Policy · 116th Congress
In coronavirus aid debate, GOP sees a favorite target: Green New Deal
Among other provisions, the House bill would provide $1 billion for the Transportation Department to buy fuel-inefficient planes from airlines that they would replace with new models with lower carbon
Policy · 116th Congress
Health industry scrambles for funding in third coronavirus bill
The $1 trillion COVID-19 Senate GOP stimulus bill is filled with provisions the health care industry has long desired and could help bolster the response to the pandemic, but it also contains loosely related