Capitol Ink · 117th Congress
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Matson knew the Respect for Marriage Act was coming up for a vote in the Senate, so he baked a cake for the Supreme Court in “Congressional bakery,” from Dec. 1.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Zelenskyy stresses urgency of more US weapons in White House visit
First, $1 billion of it represents the value of weapons drawn from existing Defense Department inventories — not just the Patriot battery but vehicles, missiles, munitions, artillery rounds, mortar
Congress · 117th Congress
2022 Feature Photos of the Year
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) APRIL 1: An April Fools’ Day sign is seen at the “whisper spot” in Statuary Hall in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) APRIL 4: Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate sends fiscal 2023 NDAA to Biden’s desk
-made military equipment and $1 billion a year in weapons for Taiwan drawn from U.S. stocks. The measure also would endorse $11 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Congress · 117th Congress
House sends Senate one-week stopgap funds extension to buy time
A path was cleared for an omnibus Tuesday night, when three of the top four appropriators announced agreement on a “framework” for a bill covering appropriations for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer says he expects omnibus to include electoral count overhaul
The bill, which the Senate Rules Committee reported out in October by a 14-1 vote, has broad support in the Senate.
Congress · 117th Congress
New NDAA advocates bulkier national defense budget
It would prohibit the retirement of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and prevent or modify the retirement plans for various aircraft, including B-1, F-15, E-3 AWACS and C-40 aircraft.
Policy · 117th Congress
DOD strategy reports show rising nuclear tensions
To be sure, the administration would like to see few weapons programs terminated, namely the sea-launched cruise missile and the B83-1 gravity bomb. But those positions were known.
Policy · 117th Congress
GOP pans oil reserve sale despite a long and bipartisan history
Today, the United States is the No. 1 producer of oil and gas of any country worldwide. China, Japan, South Korea, Spain and India also have major strategic oil stockpiles.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA advisory committee votes to pull drug for premature births
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee in a rare move on Wednesday voted 14-1 to pull the only available drug aimed at lowering the risk of premature births from the market, citing a lack of
Policy · 117th Congress
As China threatens Taiwan, Okinawa braces for war
Even though Okinawa prefecture, which includes 48 inhabited islands, accounts for less than 1 percent of Japan’s total land mass, over 70 percent of all U.S. military facilities in Japan are located
Congress · 117th Congress
OPEC production cuts add fuel to domestic energy debates
No. 1, they see the U.S. as potentially heading into a recession. They see the E.U. heading into a recession. China’s economy is still quite soft because of their internal COVID restrictions.”
Congress · 117th Congress
With Manchin’s bill aside, other permitting proposals await
The United States is the No. 1 producer of oil and gas in the world, according to the Energy Information Administration, and has seen an uptick in gas production in recent months, with more natural
Congress · 117th Congress
‘I’m not going to meet with MBS’: Biden serves a rare presidential double fault in Saudi Arabia
That’s broken pledge No. 1. “Pariah.” That’s what candidate Biden vowed to treat the Saudi Arabian government as.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate NDAA has $13 billion extra for defense inflation
Defense inflation goes by a different measure, and it is not known what prices will be like for the Pentagon from Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023, the time period covered by the legislation.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon: Hill added $58 billion to current defense budget
These include, for example, money to help Ukraine fight Russia and just over $1 billion for the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii, much of which was allotted to deal with fuel leaks into local
Opinion · 117th Congress
Joe Biden’s presidency is out of gas
In this case, head off to the Middle East, leaving behind a White House and Democratic Party in turmoil as he desperately seeks a solution to the country’s No. 1 problem: inflation.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden administration tries to get ahead of red-hot inflation report
Stemming the elevated public concern over inflation may be pivotal to Democratic hopes of passing a downsized “Build Back Better” package that could raise roughly $1 trillion in new revenue over
White House · 117th Congress
‘Constructive’ talk but no deal as Granholm meets oil execs
The president said Wednesday that he hoped a combination of federal and state fuel-tax holidays and additional production by fuel refiners could lower pump prices by about $1 per gallon.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress skeptical about Biden’s call to suspend gas tax
President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed a series of actions he said could reduce the price of gasoline by $1 per gallon, including a call for a gas tax holiday that was greeted with skepticism by members