Congress · 116th Congress
One more day for coronavirus relief talks, Pelosi says
The House passed a Democrat-written bill Oct. 1, mostly along party lines, that would cost $2.4 trillion over a decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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White House · 116th Congress
US deficit hit a record $3.1 trillion last year
In a joint statement, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said government tax receipts totaled $3.42 trillion, $42 billion or 1 percent less
Policy · 116th Congress
States seek more federal funds as Medicaid enrollment grows
recently passed a revised version of its COVID-19 package, which would increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage payments to state Medicaid programs by a total of 14 percentage points starting Oct. 1,
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi: No airline aid bill without broader coronavirus relief package
The support expired Sept. 30, and on Oct. 1, airlines began furloughing tens of thousands of workers.
Congress · 116th Congress
How a Democratic sweep on Nov. 3 could restore Congress’ power
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Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi open to stand-alone airline aid bill to prevent layoffs
Amid news of furloughs on Oct. 1, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters the administration was willing to look at “clean legislation to protect those airline workers.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Pessimism creeps into revived coronavirus relief bill talks
But an eventual deal would likely end up closer to $2 trillion than the $1 trillion limit most Republicans prefer, according to Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs stopgap funding bill, averting government shutdown
There wasn’t a lapse in appropriations even though he didn’t sign it quite in time for the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
States push for more funds and guidance on vaccine distribution
With just a month before a Nov. 1 Trump administration deadline for states to be ready to potentially distribute any upcoming COVID-19 vaccines, states are just starting to get their share of $200 million
Congress · 116th Congress
U.S. Agency for Global Media unrecognizable under Trump ally
The agency, with an annual budget just under $1 billion and a staff of 4,000 employees and 1,500 stringer reporters, is home to the U.S. government’s international broadcasting operations, including
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Debate fact-check: False claims amid disorderly fracas
Corrected, Oct. 1 6:45 p.m. | President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate ends debate on stopgap funding bill, final vote Wednesday
[jwp-video n=”1″] The temporary measure gives appropriators and congressional leaders until Dec. 11 to reach agreement on nearly $1.4 trillion in funding spread throughout the 12 bills.
Congress · 116th Congress
Slimmer coronavirus aid package introduced in House
[jwp-video n=”1″] That’s down from nearly $916 billion requested in May.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘Fix Congress Committee’ launches framework for earmark revival
[jwp-video n=”1″] Graves emphasized that project proposals would not, under the guidance, be driven by members motivated to show voters how many federal dollars they can rake into their districts
Opinion · 116th Congress
The cooling saucer and other Senate hooey
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has wielded the filibuster as a defensive measure while in the minority and pushed the rule change that lowered the filibuster threshold
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes stopgap funding bill shortly after bipartisan deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] The measure includes new provisions that would extend pandemic-related flexibilities in the food stamp program for another year and expand the school meals program to those
Congress · 116th Congress
Partisan stopgap funding bill set for House vote Tuesday
’s general fund, so it wouldn’t “score” as a new budgetary cost, according to the Congressional Budget Office.Extend for a year the National Flood Insurance Program to avoid a lapse in authority Oct. 1,
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats prep fallback option on stopgap funding
signed off on the proposal, which comes after negotiators missed a self-imposed deadline at noon on Friday for releasing the stopgap bill needed to avert a partial government shutdown beginning Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
CDC director seeks billions for vaccines, says millions were transferred for HHS ad campaign
Questions about political interference Federal officials recently told states to be ready for the possibility of a vaccine being ready by Nov. 1, shortly before the Nov. 3 election.
Congress · 116th Congress
White House shows flexibility on coronavirus aid; Pelosi holds firm
[jwp-video n=”1″] State budget officers have refuted the Treasury Department’s figures, arguing the estimates are outdated and don’t account for funds that have been committed.