Opinion · 117th Congress
A corporate tax hike won’t help us build back better
Wealth for the bottom 50 percent of households advanced three times as fast as for the top 1 percent.”
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
While you were underground: A political update for cicadas
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrat Stansbury easily wins New Mexico House race
State data shows nearly 1 in 4 children in New Mexico live in homes without consistent access to adequate food, and the percentage of households dealing with food insecurity is consistently higher than
White House · 117th Congress
Maybe Biden is a moderate after all
The GOP backtracking on the Jan. 6 commission and the continuing, caustic debate over Democrats’ elections bill, known as HR 1 in the House and S 1 in the Senate, have also distracted from this broader
Congress · 117th Congress
Capito and Biden to meet as ‘fish or cut bait’ moment nears
[jwp-video n=”1″] The two sides also disagree over how to pay for the measure, with Biden calling for undoing some of the 2017 tax cuts and the GOP calling for repurposing unspent COVID-19 relief
Congress · 117th Congress
Research and development ambitions will test bipartisanship
All but one of the 14 federal departments and agencies that research science and technology would see a boost in funding; the Defense Department would lose 1 percent of its funding.
Policy · 117th Congress
10 things to know about Biden’s budget for fiscal 2022
[$6 trillion budget would launch government spending spree] Here are the top 10 things to know about Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request: 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Budget release starts a process that will run through summer
was “essential that Congress, on a bipartisan and bicameral basis, work with the president to negotiate budget toplines” to be able to start writing the spending bills for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Second time’s a charm? Senate confirms Wormuth, again, as Army secretary
“On June 1, [if] the soldier still doesn’t have his back pay, then I’m … then I’m going to be concerned,” he said at the confirmation hearing.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden to meet Republicans about their new infrastructure pitch
[jwp-video n=”1″] White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the administration found it “encouraging” that the group had increased its funding levels, praising the proposals to add money on roads
Congress · 117th Congress
Vulnerable Democrats bet earmark stigma has worn off
Leahy, D-Vt., placed new transparency requirements and guardrails on the process when they opted to end the ban this year: The total amount of earmarks will be capped at 1 percent of discretionary funding
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicaid expansion fight resurfaces in states
The report from the Commonwealth Fund and George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health also suggests expansion would lead to the creation of 1 million jobs nationwide,
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate highway bill ready for Wednesday markup
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Policy · 117th Congress
Expect more wildfires this year. And expect lawmakers to disagree about them
[jwp-video n=”1″] “These days it seems as if the fire season is the entire year,” Haaland noted.
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police faced equipment shortage during Jan. 6 attack
[jwp-video n=”1″] Ill-fitting helmets The four CDU hard squads, equipped with riot gear, had issues of their own.
Congress · 117th Congress
Graham wants strings attached to debt limit bill
It would have kept lawmaker salaries on ice while the federal government was operating under a stopgap funding bill, in the absence of regular appropriations bills that are ordinarily due Oct. 1 each year
Policy · 117th Congress
Congress must pass cyber notification law, top CISA official says
[jwp-video n=”1″] The question of what information private companies that suffer a cyberattack share with CISA and other government agencies was highlighted this week when Colonial Pipeline,
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicare cost crunch raises questions in telehealth debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Most of those waivers expire once officials end the public health emergency, which gives Congress a limited window to act.
Congress · 117th Congress
Texas duo top list of House appropriations earmark requests
Only a handful of members asked for less than $1 million. One is Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations ranking member Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., though he can probably rely on retiring Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress mulls $500 million in grants to help states upgrade cybersecurity
[jwp-video n=”1″] Even before Clarke’s bill makes its way through Congress, states may be able to spend a substantial amount of money on upgrading their computer systems, thanks to the $350