Opinion · 117th Congress
New Democratic strategy: Repackage the BBB and expect a different result
And on the economy, which survey participants ranked as their overall No. 1 issue, it was 38 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Thirteen percent of congressional staffers make less than a living wage, report shows
About 1 in 8 congressional staffers are not making a living wage, according to a new analysis of payroll data.
Congress · 117th Congress
After a true infrastructure year, focus turns to implementation
The equity provision, meanwhile, received just $1 billion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Surge of lobbying activity fueled K Street in late 2021
The chamber still ranked No. 1, but its $64.8 million total last year — a time its leadership was changing and it had taken heat for its support of some Democratic candidates in 2020 — was down from
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Build back bite-sized
Cuellar, a Democrat who is facing a rematch from progressive Jessica Cisneros in the March 1 primary and a raft of potential Republican opponents, said he would “fully cooperate in any investigation.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
Americans who excuse violence need to see the world through Maxine McNair’s eyes — and soul
A recent Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found that about 1 in 3 Americans believed violence against the government could at times be justified.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What’s in the new voting bill the Senate is trying to take up
new package comes mainly from two bills, including the Freedom to Vote Act, which was itself a compromise offered by Manchin in response to a broader House bill known as the For the People Act, or HR 1.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s economic message needs a reality check
Biden will give his State of the Union address on March 1, the latest date for any president in history.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress is back, testing lines are long, but omicron feels all too familiar
The latest memo, sent last Monday, said “dozens” were testing positive daily as the positivity rate jumped from 1 percent to 13 percent.
Policy · 117th Congress
Retirement advisers group, AARP wary of Labor Department’s ESG proposal
“Climate related disasters are increasingly frequent, with a record 22 events, each of which has resulted in over $1 billion in damage, in the U.S. during 2020 alone, for a total cost of $100 billion
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: A year later …
Big money: The GOP outside group One Nation, an affiliate of the Senate Leadership Fund super PAC, launched a $1 million TV, radio and digital ad campaign in West Virginia this week targeting, you
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push for surprise billing changes as law takes effect
Corrected Jan. 6 | All Americans are protected as of Jan. 1 from unexpected out-of-network medical bills, thanks to the implementation of legislation to ban surprise medical billing, but many lawmakers
Congress · 117th Congress
Budget bill delay, changes offer potential tax increase reprieve
Some of the biggest taxes would kick in right away on Jan. 1, 2022, under the bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
Stronger shareholder action, more robust ESG rules expected in 2022
bolster activist, ESG-focused investors’ chances to get companies more focused on public policy issues and make it easier for shareholders to shake up corporate boards, as investment firm Engine No. 1
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Debt the halls
Jim Ryun, who held the world record for several distances (his 800-meter record, 1:44.3, was an estimated time based on the 1:44.9 he logged in an 880-meter race in 1966 — according to Wikipedia).
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
21 photos that defined 2021 on Capitol Hill
As the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2021, the world celebrated that 2020 was over and that things would finally get back to normal. 2021 proved much more challenging than most expected.
Congress · 117th Congress
Airline executives defend use of payroll support amid pandemic
They were instead partly the result of a lapse in payroll support funding from Oct. 1, 2020, to Dec. 28, 2020.
Congress · 117th Congress
Medicare cuts scare helps put debt limit bill on fast track
The bill includes a three-month suspension of the 2 percent Medicare “sequester” that was set to begin on Jan. 1. It would return at 1 percent for the three months following.
Congress · 117th Congress
Contenders vie for top Ways and Means GOP slot after Nunes exit
Smith described trade as “probably the No. 1 issue” that led him to depart the Agriculture Committee for Ways and Means.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court allows narrow challenge to Texas abortion law
At the same time, the court declined, 8-1, to revive a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, which had argued that the federal government should be able to seek to stop Texas in a situation