Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers may argue about climate change, but they want seawalls
The U.S. is on track for 1 foot in sea level rise by 2050 and 2 feet by 2100, according to NOAA and NASA.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Panel urges expanded free school meals ahead of hunger summit
The CDC says 88 million adults, more than 1 in 3, have pre-diabetes, and more than 8 in 10 of them don’t know they have it.
Policy · 117th Congress
Fauci to step down in December
The COVID-19 pandemic turned Fauci into a politically polarizing figure as the virus shut down the world and upended normal daily life, claiming more than 1 million lives.
Sponsored Content · 117th Congress
Superbugs: Policy Solutions To Tackle an Emerging Health Threat
The PASTEUR Act would increase resources for antibiotic stewardship programs and establish a subscription-style model for the government to pay upfront for access to antimicrobials.1 Patrick
Policy · 117th Congress
Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies’ climate goals
More than 1 in 5 shareholder proposals on environmental, social and governance issues filed during the 2022 proxy season were related to climate change, according to a report led by shareholder advocacy
Opinion · 117th Congress
A bike, a suit and a dream: How I lost a race for Congress 50 years ago
Mine was a theoretically admirable position, but it caused me to lose Livonia by a 10-to-1 margin. That was the difference — even though I carried Ann Arbor in a landslide.
Congress · 117th Congress
Climate bill said to put emission goals in ‘striking distance’
Electric vehicles, or EVs, cost the equivalent of about $1 per gallon to run, she said. “This will really make EVs the default choice for everyday Americans.”
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Chips and science’ bill on way to Biden’s desk
One of the big concessions to the House that senators did acknowledge was the authorization of a $1 billion pilot program for the Commerce Department to provide grants to help persistently distressed
Congress · 117th Congress
Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House
The $11 billion Commerce Department authorization, all of which is on top of baseline funding, includes $10 billion for regional technology hubs and $1 billion for a pilot program to provide economic
Congress · 117th Congress
How the ‘chips-plus’ bill grew by nearly 1,000 pages
House Democrats, meanwhile, secured the inclusion of $1 billion in authorizing funds for the Commerce Department to launch a pilot program that would provide grants to help persistently distressed
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Gas price gouging focus of new ads backing House Democrats
Since May 1, Democratic campaigns and outside groups have spent at least a combined $1.4 million on broadcast television ads talking about high gas prices or lowering them, according to data collected
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute more tribal crimes
Separately, the federal judiciary had requested an additional 32 federal public defenders for fiscal 2023, $4.9 million for defender services and an additional $1 million for court security to handle
Policy · 117th Congress
EPA sets stricter advisories for ‘forever chemicals’ in water
The EPA announced it was making $1 billion available in grants to help communities address PFAS contamination.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP talk of school ‘hardening’ panned as fig leaf by Democrats
Congress has already moved to provide more school security funding in recent years, authorizing $1 billion over 10 years following the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Boomers are in charge, and they still haven’t peaked
A: The No. 1 takeaway is that the boomer generation is the unique one. It seems like millennials are the unique generation, but that’s not the case.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What to watch in the Texas runoffs Tuesday
The race is one of several House runoffs from the March 1 primary that will be settled Tuesday.
Policy · 117th Congress
Doctors, advocates worry end of Roe v. Wade could endanger infertility treatment
There are an estimated 1 million frozen embryos in the U.S., according to The National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tenn. ‘Scared’ Since a draft decision in the case Dobbs vs.
Policy · 117th Congress
CDC: 2020 saw most firearm deaths since 1994
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Opinion · 117th Congress
The worst pandemic in a century has outlasted our attention span
This is the month when the death toll from the coronavirus in America is estimated to have hit the 1 million mark.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
House tees up vote on union protections for staffers
The deadline to implement the new salary minimum in the House is Sept. 1, Pelosi said.