Policy · 116th Congress
A Trump veto of defense bill could cut lawmakers’ holiday break short
The pay and benefits changes, which include special compensation items like hazard pay, would take effect Jan. 1.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Defense bill seeks to bolster military’s pandemic response
The bill also establishes a coronavirus disease panel to review the military health system’s response to the pandemic and report the findings to Congress by June 1, 2021.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Mask up, gingerbread men: It’s Christmas at the Capitol
[jwp-video n=”1″] Last year’s offering, set to the tune of “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire,” called Republicans “members of the Trump choir” and referenced impeachment.
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers line up showdown with Trump over Confederate base names
[jwp-video n=”1″] Veto threats Trump had threatened to veto the bill if it required name changes at military installations that honor Confederates, such as Fort Benning in Georgia, where two
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Cringeworthy Christmas: Netflix turns BRAC into a Hill staffer’s tropical romance
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jeremiah “J.J.” Gertler, who was a senior analyst for the 1995 BRAC round, said Erica’s playful Santa hat toward the end of the film doesn’t look familiar.
Policy · 116th Congress
Familiar holdups threaten omnibus; tax extenders also at risk
Funding for veterans medical care and border security remain holdups in the drive to reach agreement on a 12-bill spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Rosa DeLauro wins panel vote for Appropriations gavel
[jwp-video n=”1″] Wasserman Schultz released a set of proposals to overhaul the panel’s operations that have won plaudits, including on setting aside funds for minority and underserved communities
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: House takes up ‘Tiger King’ and marijuana bills while seeking spending deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Advocates for the legislation say it would help correct years of policy that resulted in mass criminalization and incarceration that disproportionately affected minority populations
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers a step closer to averting Dec. 11 government shutdown
The compromise forged between the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations committees sets spending allocations for the dozen bills that fund federal agencies for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Spending deal by Dec. 11 hinges on Thanksgiving allocation pact
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Senate’s draft fiscal 2021 Homeland Security bill would provide the requested $2 billion.
Policy · 116th Congress
GM exits Trump fuel efficiency fight, backs electric future
Biden has made the auto industry a centerpiece of his “Build Back Better” campaign plan, vowing to create 1 million new jobs in the U.S. auto industry, including in the supply chains and for auto
Campaigns · 116th Congress
In Georgia Senate runoff, Loeffler targets Warnock sermons
[jwp-video n=”1″] As she turned her attention to Warnock in the runoff, she has doubled down.
Congress · 116th Congress
Spat over veterans health care emergency funds stalls spending deal
Overall nondefense accounts would see increases greater than 2 percent on average for the budget year that began Oct. 1, as opposed to a less than 0.5 percent boost without the veterans health care carve-out
Opinion · 116th Congress
Access to health care is critical, no matter your ZIP code
the State Department to allow foreign physicians trained in the U.S. to work in medically underserved areas or health professional shortage areas within the DRA footprint for three years through a J-1
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Threat of Democratic control drives GOP in Georgia Senate runoffs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue, meanwhile, largely ignored the partisan infighting surrounding Loeffler’s campaign in his contest against Ossoff, which was always considered a one-on-one race even
Congress · 116th Congress
Shelby adds $760 million for unrequested ships with Alabama ties
[jwp-video n=”1″] The two chambers’ Pentagon spending bills are both generous with Navy shipbuilding programs, albeit in different ways.
Policy · 116th Congress
Moderna vaccine shows high efficacy as questions about uptake remain
Operation Warp Speed — the joint venture between the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services on COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics development — invested $1 billion for research and development
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP lays out priorities in fiscal 2021 spending showdown
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Homeland Security bill was scheduled to go to the floor in a package with five other bills but was pulled at the last minute after progressive and moderate Democrats expressed
White House · 116th Congress
Trump: Defense secretary has been ‘terminated’
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., called Esper’s firing “destabilizing” and said it is “imperative that the Pentagon remain under stable, experienced leadership
Congress · 116th Congress
QAnon goes to Washington: two supporters win seats in Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] The unfounded QAnon conspiracy theories emerged in late 2017, when an anonymous person or persons with the username “Q” began posting on message boards alleging evidence of