Policy · 117th Congress
10 things to know about the infrastructure bill
That proposal ultimately received $1 billion, a sum Osborne deemed insufficient.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Mental health advocates seek crisis hotline expansion resources
The second found that 1 in 12 public health workers reported suicidal thoughts between March and April 2021. Multiple studies also highlight specialized resources for LGBTQ populations.
Policy · 117th Congress
Conservatives take aim at infrastructure bill in Senate
Though up to 17 GOP lawmakers have signaled tentative support for the nearly $1 trillion infrastructure measure being debated in the Senate, conservatives urged on by former President Donald Trump are
Congress · 117th Congress
Amendment holds slow Senate infrastructure bill’s progress
Individual senators’ holds on bipartisan amendments slowed debate on a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill Tuesday, casting doubt on Senate Democrats’ hopes of wrapping up the bill by this weekend.
Policy · 117th Congress
As banks push AI, worry about worsening inequality follows
The Boston-based National Consumer Law Center was even more blunt, warning in its July 1 letter to regulators that “the use of complex, opaque algorithmic models in consumer credit transactions also
Policy · 117th Congress
Infrastructure bill may give Buttigieg final say over $105 billion
That amount is lower than the $148 billion transfer in a five-year surface reauthorization bill the House passed July 1, but a larger transfer was unnecessary because of a one-time infusion of dollars
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate infrastructure week arrives as House August recess begins
Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a member of the bipartisan group behind the “hard” infrastructure bill that would provide nearly $1 trillion over five years, including $550 billion in new spending, countered critics
Policy · 117th Congress
Wyden wants tweaks to infrastructure bill’s cryptocurrency rules
Rettig has estimated could be as much as $1 trillion each year including unpaid taxes on cryptocurrencies.
Congress · 117th Congress
Infrastructure lament: ‘Deal is more important than the outcome’
The bipartisan framework included $1 billion for that program.
Policy · 117th Congress
First evacuation flight for Afghan allies arrives in US
A Capitol security spending supplemental spending bill that was cleared for President Joe Biden on Thursday will authorize 8,000 additional visas and provide over $1 billion in funds for the relocation
Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress’ game of chicken: The debt limit
Congress’ favorite game of chicken, the federal debt limit, has returned, set to be reinstated on Aug. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Infrastructure bill would transform energy, but maybe not enough
Multibillion-dollar natural disasters — events that cost more than $1 billion to clean up — have cost the U.S. an average of $47.6 billion a year from 1980 through 2020, according to the National
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden wants more housing units as Hill Democrats urge rental aid
A separate bill in Waters’ package would offer 500,000 new vouchers in fiscal 2022 and 1 million each year through fiscal 2025, and then make rental vouchers an entitlement.
Congress · 117th Congress
Infrastructure committees ask: What about us?
His five-year surface transportation and water bill, which passed the House on July 1, has effectively been ignored during the process.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden’s nuclear arms budget ‘minimally sufficient,’ officials say
This year’s NNSA weapons request comes in less than 1 percent higher than the fiscal 2021 level, which would be essentially flat funding before considering inflation’s effects.
Congress · 117th Congress
Deal reached on $2.1B Capitol security supplemental
Shelby released an 11-page bill totaling $632.9 million the same day, before later agreeing to include some funding for Afghan relocations in a subsequent counteroffer that topped $1 billion.
Policy · 117th Congress
Washington is a lobbying boom town under Biden
changes to elections law, the bill also would reshape how congressional candidates fund their campaigns by instituting an optional public financing system that would match $6 in government money for every $1
White House · 117th Congress
Yellen urges lawmakers to act on debt limit in September
Yellen wrote that Treasury will begin taking extraordinary measures on Aug. 1, starting with suspending sales of special state and local government securities, to remain technically within the borrowing
Congress · 117th Congress
‘G-fees,’ pension smoothing on the table for infrastructure offsets
That additional fee expires on Oct. 1 unless the Federal Housing Finance Agency extends or changes it, or if Congress acts to renew it.