Congress · 116th Congress
Ahead of antitrust hearing, tech CEOs defend their companies
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I am here today because scrutiny is reasonable and appropriate,” Cook plans to say. “We approach this process with respect and humility.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Kennedy’s ‘spending porn’ quip demonstrates lack of buy-in, input from key senators
[jwp-video n=”1″] The White House and GSA budgets budget fall within the jurisdiction of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.
Policy · 116th Congress
Conflicts over workplace safety mount as more employers require COVID-19 liability waivers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Another reason they are considered unenforceable: Workers who get sick or injured on the job generally are compensated through state workers’ compensation systems rather than
Congress · 116th Congress
Uncertainty hangs over coronavirus relief package as clock ticks
One day after Senate leaders unveiled a roughly $1 trillion plan for pandemic relief, Republicans struggled to offer a united front on a measure that some consider too costly. Sen.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate aid bill allocates $3 billion to immigration agencies
The help would come as part of a series of measures that make up a $1 trillion plan to help address the current economic downturn by extending unemployment benefits and offering another round of
Congress · 116th Congress
Big Tech antitrust hearing could be colossal — or mere theater
[jwp-video n=”1″] Many observers in the world of antitrust law are eagerly anticipating the hearing and hoping that Cicilline succeeds in his efforts to keep the proceedings focused.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Stop saving businesses and start saving schools
[jwp-video n=”1″] Schools first The next round of COVID-19 relief funding that the Senate will debate this week has to put schools in the front of the line for funding, not the back.
Policy · 116th Congress
Death draws lawmakers’ scrutiny to Robinhood’s trading app
[jwp-video n=”1″] Foster was one of six members of Congress who wrote to Robinhood this month demanding answers about the company’s practices. Illinois Democratic Sens. Richard J.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP unveils coronavirus relief package; formal negotiations begin
Senate Republicans unveiled their plan Monday for a roughly $1 trillion coronavirus aid package that would provide a less generous extension of unemployment benefits than current law but offer another
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Congress rushing on coronavirus relief but pausing to honor John Lewis
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Together their bills make up the HEALS Act — that’s health, economic assistance, liability protection and schools,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in floor remarks
Congress · 116th Congress
GOP virus aid package: Payroll tax cut out, restaurant deduction in
Senate Republicans were preparing to unveil a $1 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package amid an unwelcome jump in weekly jobless claims Thursday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Ties between a bank and Rep. Harold Rogers raise questions about PPP loans
Rogers continues to receive dividends of between $100,001 and $1 million from the stake he owns in the bank’s holding company, Citizens Bancshares, according to his annual financial disclosure.
Congress · 116th Congress
Mother pushes Congress for change after son’s ‘preventable’ death in military accident
A July 1 report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found that between 2006 and 2018, 32 percent of active-duty military deaths were the result of training accidents.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democratic fundraiser taps Silicon Valley, online donors amid party friction
Big donors will come looking for where to send $50,000 or even $1 million, he said.
Congress · 116th Congress
GOP not yet ready to roll out coronavirus relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] But Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, said that plan wouldn’t be feasible.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: ‘A human being is here!’
Markey in a Sept. 1 Senate primary, wrote in a campaign email that he’d made 40 stops this past weekend, with masks, hand sanitizer and social distancing.
Congress · 116th Congress
Health and business concerns clash in debate over COVID-19 liability
[jwp-video n=”1″] On the flip side, business advocates say such lawsuits appear to be an inevitable and costly risk of reopening, and in some cases they put them in the impossible position of
Congress · 116th Congress
Financially strapped trucking firm tripled lobbying days before winning coronavirus relief loan
Lobbying expenses Saddled with $880 million in debt even before the coronavirus hit, YRC Worldwide hired BGR Government Affairs and PricewaterhouseCoopers on April 1 and March 26, respectively, to
Congress · 116th Congress
Virus aid negotiations at a standstill as time dwindles
She dismissed the GOP’s overall $1 trillion target as “enough for about a third of our bill.” The House passed a nearly $3.5 trillion package in May.
Policy · 116th Congress
New York bolsters fintech leadership role amid pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO and co-founder of the policy group Alliance for Innovative Regulation, said she admires Lacewell’s initiative.