Congress · 117th Congress
Senate hearing showcases deep partisan divide over LGBTQ legislation
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Congress · 117th Congress
House votes to reauthorize, expand Violence Against Women Act
More than 1 in 3 women have experienced sexual violence during their lifetime, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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.
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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
Guzman receives Senate confirmation to lead SBA
“The Small Business Administration has overseen two pandemic-related programs that will dole out more than $1 trillion to our nation’s small businesses, nonprofits, and religious institutions,” Senate
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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
Democrats set the bar high for COVID-19 relief law’s success
Bush stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, beneath a banner proclaiming as much about the war in Iraq.
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police to begin moving back fence surrounding complex
“I continue to press for the complex to be returned to the public, and we are making progress, as evidenced by the recent Task Force 1-6 report, which recommended against permanent above ground fencing
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GOP critics unlikely to let up on Haaland after confirmation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Haaland supporters also suggested critics crossed the line by tossing out words like “radical” to describe her attitude toward the environment. Conservative Rep.
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Top Democratic tax writers differ on clean energy breaks
The transportation credit would apply to fuel sources averaging at least 25 percent cleaner than other fuels and scale up to $1 per gallon for zero-emission fuels and eliminate the per-manufacturer
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats want fast repeal of 2002 Iraq War authorization
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Todd Young, R-Ind., have a similar measure that would repeal both the 2002 AUMF as well as the 1991 military authorization for the Gulf War.
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Schumer, Gillibrand join House Democrats from New York in urging Cuomo to resign
Kathleen Rice was the first congressional Democrat to call on Cuomo to step down, tweeting, “The time has come,” on March 1.
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‘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.
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One-tenth of Congress had COVID-19, but cases halted soon after vaccinations
Roughly 1 in 10 members of Congress contracted COVID-19 in the past year since the pandemic significantly changed daily life in the United States and on Capitol Hill.
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Schumer puts gun control on Senate agenda
Lawmakers provided $1 billion over 10 years in federal grant funding for school design and teacher training to bolster student safety — the only federal law to address mass shootings at schools.
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Planning for a post-pandemic Congress underway
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Tightened executive pay limits tucked into coronavirus aid bill
The 2017 bill got rid of this exclusion, setting a flat $1 million cap on write-offs for the pay of the top five executives.
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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
Yarmuth sees next budget reconciliation process starting in July
[jwp-video n=”1″] While reconciliation is a tempting tool for the majority party to use in a polarized Congress, it does come with drawbacks.