Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Senators anxious for football to start, but maybe not as anxious as Trump
Football, the nation’s No. 1 sport, is as close as it gets to a money printing machine.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
The crucial privacy debate happening in the shadows of the coronavirus
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Congress · 116th Congress
Energy nominee likely to face questions on Yucca
[jwp-video n=”1″] After the White House proposed on Feb. 10 halting the licensing process to store nuclear waste within Yucca Mountain, Menezes appeared to reverse that position, telling members
Congress · 116th Congress
Ex-aide dishes to investigators about Guam delegate’s alleged affair with staffer
[jwp-video n=”1″] In a separate interview, a former congressional staffer in San Nicolas’ office recounted observations about the lawmaker and Winn.
White House · 116th Congress
To boost hobbled economy, Trump orders agencies to ease rules
[jwp-video n=”1″] [EPA and Interior ease rules amid pandemic as repeal window nears] Congressional experts say an effort to dodge the Congressional Review Act, a law that allows Congress
Congress · 116th Congress
With schools shut, Democrats seek funds to close ‘homework gap’
Klobuchar herself introduced a bill last week that would provide $1 billion to help college students of color continue their studies.
Policy · 116th Congress
Census Bureau nears goal for 2020 count, but crucial areas lag
That’s within 1 percent of the Census Bureau’s final goal for self-response.
Congress · 116th Congress
Transportation providers focused on the relief bill parade
Amtrak, which received $1 billion in March, said while that money would help it through this fiscal year, it would need $1.6 billion on top of the $2 billion they typically ask in fiscal 2021.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘They belong on that wall’ — bill to honor ‘Lost 74’ on Vietnam Memorial keeps running aground
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Policy · 116th Congress
Trump announces new model to improve national stockpile of supplies
[jwp-video n=”1″] “If I had one sentence for you, what we’re doing is creating a much more robust, much more capable and much less vulnerable Strategic National Stockpile,” a senior administration
Congress · 116th Congress
House vote on aid bill set despite Democrats upset over omissions
[jwp-video n=”1″] Beyer’s proposal focused on enhanced unemployment benefits.
Policy · 116th Congress
USCIS eases visa restrictions for some foreign doctors
Earlier this month, the American Medical Association urged Vice President Mike Pence in a letter to allow international medical graduates on J-1 student visas, H-1B specialty work visas, and O-1
Policy · 116th Congress
Federal agency gives meatpackers room to hire H-2B workers
The U.S. offers 66,000 H-2B visas per fiscal year, with half available Oct. 1 through March 31 and the remaining half available April 1 through Sept. 30.
Policy · 116th Congress
Green supporters see holes in Democrats’ recovery bill
But the only direct support for renewable energy in the bill is a proposal to pay biofuel producers 45 cents a gallon for fuel produced between Jan. 1 and May 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pilots demand recommended COVID-19 protocols be required
far, Frontier Airlines announced on May 7 that it would be implementing temperature screenings via touchless thermometers for all passengers and team members prior to boarding flights, effective June 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
FBI, DHS announce probe of Chinese hacking of COVID-19 research
[jwp-video n=”1″] Last week CISA and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre issued a similar alert that an “advanced persistent threat actor,” typically a nation-state, was targeting
Congress · 116th Congress
House spending bill would boost transit, Amtrak, highways
[jwp-video n=”1″] The bill would also dip into the Treasury’s General Fund to pay for highways and airports.
Policy · 116th Congress
Bill would add food aid, give ethanol, livestock loss relief
Biofuel producers, particularly ethanol makers, would get an economic lifeline with a proposal to pay 45 cents a gallon to qualifying fuel produced between Jan. 1 and May 1.