Opinion · 116th Congress
The virus and the fabulist in chief in the White House
But funding the largest public service ad campaign in American history would amount to a rounding error in the forthcoming $1 trillion-plus legislation.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Fed, Treasury using virus aid funds sparingly: oversight panel
The report also announced the commission’s intention to “explore the decision” by the Treasury Department to make a $700 million loan to YRC Worldwide Inc., which was announced July 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Chaotic week greets lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill as the pandemic continues
[jwp-video n=”1″] The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the same legislation headlines a complicated week on the House floor.
Congress · 116th Congress
Ukraine again emerges as wedge issue, now on defense money bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Veto triggers The House bill’s controversial provisions include several that could lead to a presidential veto, or at least the threat of one, Granger said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Amid pandemic, Pentagon would cut ‘chem-bio’ protections
[jwp-video n=”1″] Throughout the Trump administration, spending on the chem-bio program has lagged behind the rate of surge in the wider defense budget.
Congress · 116th Congress
For Congress, rancor and politics overshadow consequential coronavirus relief
But Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaking at the Capitol on July 9, said she would be reluctant to deviate from her three-part formula and said Republicans were trying to cap the cost at a too-low $1 trillion
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators look for common ground on unemployment aid extension
While Republicans have been considering setting an overall price tag of about $1 trillion for the next package, Pelosi said flatly, “That’s not enough.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Republicans discussing coronavirus aid package contours
households] House Democrats passed a nearly $3.5 trillion aid package in May, but McConnell and Trump administration officials have suggested they are aiming for a measure that costs no more than about $1
Congress · 116th Congress
House Defense spending report shows bad blood with Pentagon
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Policy · 116th Congress
Defense spending bill finds creative ways to shift billions
The new House bill contains, of course, $1 billion for the fund, which is called the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account.
Congress · 116th Congress
House bid to remove Confederate statues at Capitol sets up fight with Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Speaker Nancy Pelosi in June called for the removal of 11 Confederate statues from the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall Collection.
Policy · 116th Congress
Back-to-school looms for kids without Wi-Fi — and Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] About 12 million children in the United States lack high-speed internet access at home, according to the Joint Economic Committee.
Congress · 116th Congress
Groups critical of taxes, spending not opposed to PPP loans
The Center for Economic and Policy Research and The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, each received between $350,000 and $1 million.
Policy · 116th Congress
Medicaid enrollment increase puts pressure on state budgets
The House passed a COVID-19 relief bill (HR 6800) in May that would increase the FMAP bump for states to 14 percent from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, then drop it back to the 6.2 percent bump until
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats propose removal of ‘racial intolerance’ statues from Capitol
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Policy · 116th Congress
Investors want details on bonds that pay for police misconduct
Banks hired by Los Angeles to underwrite 2009 and 2010 judgment obligation bonds collected more than $1 million in fees.
Opinion · 116th Congress
As budget blues set in, get ready for a Democratic food fight
In LA, that means $150 million in cuts and in New York, $1 billion. Of course, how mayors in big blue cities deal with their huge budget deficits remains to be seen.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court rules Montana can’t keep religious schools out of funding program
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Congress · 116th Congress
Defense bill would give Pentagon power over Energy’s nuclear arms budget
[jwp-video n=”1″] Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette on Monday sent an impassioned letter on this issue to Senate Armed Services Chairman James M. Inhofe, R-Okla.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Republicans begin drafting new coronavirus relief bill
House Democrats released their own bill in May, and the full chamber passed the $3.5 trillion measure that would provide nearly $1 trillion in additional aid to state and local governments and extend