White House · 117th Congress
VA adds nine respiratory cancers to toxic exposure benefits list
This bill would cost less — roughly $1 billion over a decade. The House hasn’t taken up the Senate-passed bill.
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Congress · 117th Congress
House passes bill designed to help veterans exposed to toxins during service
It would cost $1 billion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping new veterans benefits bill readied for House vote
Republicans said it was a relatively inexpensive — $1 billion over a decade — way to deliver aid to veterans that could be signed into law immediately, in what could be billed as a bipartisan win
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Trump is giving Biden a pass as Russia threatens Ukraine
“They’ve moved more troops in, No. 1. No. 2, we have reason to believe they are engaged in a false flag operation.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Vulnerable House Democrats anxious about stalled appropriations
Politically vulnerable House Democrats lamented the passage of a third continuing resolution for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, irritated that the pragmatic, bipartisan dealmaking they view as
Politics · 117th Congress
‘Harsh’ exchanges: Dismissive Biden press strategy undermines lofty campaign vows
U.S. government" https://t.co/IuY6t2DQNQ— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) February 3, 2022 The underlying message from the Biden administration during both exchanges was a mixed — and troubling — one: 1)
Congress · 117th Congress
After a true infrastructure year, focus turns to implementation
The equity provision, meanwhile, received just $1 billion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Some troops are driven to suicide by hunger, experts say
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the House version would help 2,500 more military families than the Senate’s bill, at a cost of $14 million, versus the $1 million Senate plan.
Congress · 117th Congress
Coin check: Military tradition finds quarter on Capitol Hill
“It costs a little bit of money to design and print them and I’m in an R+1 district, so it didn’t feel like the right focus.” Coins aren’t cheap.
Congress · 117th Congress
Hundreds of Americans remain in Afghanistan, Pentagon official says
Since Sept. 1, the State Department has helped facilitate the departure of 240 U.S. citizens, plus an additional 157 green card holders, Kahl said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers decry ‘alarming’ hunger in US military families
The Senate bill would cost around $1 million a year, giving about 500 families an average of $200 a month, while the House bill would help 3,000 families with $400 a month on average, costing just over
Congress · 117th Congress
House defense policy debate underway
progressives, would limit the department’s funding to only what the Pentagon requested, thereby negating an additional $25 billion added by the House Armed Service Committee during its markup on Sept. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Theories of Afghan withdrawal failures emerge as Blinken defends chaotic exit
The Biden administration made a calculated risk that delaying the completion of a withdrawal from May 1 to Aug. 30 was necessary in order to ensure the drawdown of U.S. forces “in a safe and orderly
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP will use defense bill to highlight Afghanistan chaos
The House Armed Services Committee will mark up the annual Pentagon policy bill on Sept. 1.
White House · 117th Congress
Tens of thousands of Afghans at risk as US slowly considers visas
Last month, lawmakers authorized an additional 8,000 visa slots in a law to improve Capitol security, as well as more than $1 billion to fund the evacuation.
Congress · 117th Congress
Veteran lawmakers cast wide blame for Afghanistan collapse
A Capitol security spending supplemental spending bill that was cleared for President Joe Biden on July 29 will authorize 8,000 additional visas and provide over $1 billion in funds for the relocation
White House · 117th Congress
Defiant Biden defends Afghan withdrawal, says country’s military ‘refused to fight’
“This is the bitter fruit of 1) US unwillingness to acknowledge reality, 2) our unwillingness to tell the truth, and 3) corrupt AFG ldrs in gov & mil.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress’ game of chicken: The debt limit
Congress’ favorite game of chicken, the federal debt limit, has returned, set to be reinstated on Aug. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Worries grow about overseeing billions more in aid to Afghanistan
On June 1, Sopko sent lawmakers and Biden administration officials a white paper requesting, among other things, that the U.S. government “strictly condition” future aid to Afghanistan on his team