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Policy · 115th Congress

Some 2017 Tax Filers May Lose Key Tax Breaks

Watch: Lawmakers Praise Trump in Rose Garden Tax Bill Celebration [jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Promises are cheap’ “I don’t want to be pessimistic about it.

February 1, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Debt Ceiling Crunch Will Come in Early March, CBO Says

But because of legislation signed into law since the last estimate, most notably the tax code overhaul projected to lose at least $1 trillion in 10-year revenue, CBO is bumping up their timeframe by a

January 31, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Trump Ups Infrastructure Spending Goal, but Offers No Details

The $1.5 trillion total price tag represents a 50 percent jump from Trump’s initial target of $1 trillion on the campaign trail but is in line with what he has said in recent weeks.

January 30, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Rosenstein Silent on McCabe Departure, but Vocal on Cyberthreats

Watch: Three Things to Watch During Trump’s First Official State of the Union [jwp-video n=”1″] Rosenstein said it’s important for the Department of Justice to make sure it is hiring people

January 30, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Trump Says US Has Turned Page on Trade

Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes [jwp-video n=”1″] In his first year in office, the president pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, started to renegotiate the 1994

January 30, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Higher Education Bill Expected in Senate Soon

Watch: Hatch and Alexander Play Piano, Discuss Songwriting Legislation [jwp-video n=”1″] New ideas Lawmakers at the hearing concentrated on access and innovation in education, particularly

January 26, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Hawaii’s False Missile Alarm Raises Question of Federal Control

Watch: Immigration, Budget Talks on Hill Could Be Just That — A Lot of Talk [jwp-video n=”1″]

January 25, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Enzi to Write New Fiscal Blueprint, but Prospects Unclear

Congress has yet to reach an agreement on spending levels or to pass a full-year appropriations bill for fiscal 2018, which began Oct. 1.

January 25, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Flake Signals Deal to Vote on DACA Proposal

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; This is the One Year Anniversary of my Presidency and the Democrats wanted to give me a nice present.

January 20, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

D.C. Stays Open This Time Around — Even If Federal Government Shuts Down

McConnell, Durbin Make Their Case As Shutdown Looms [jwp-video n=”1″] When the federal government shut down in 2013, the city faced a programming crisis because it wasn’t allowed to spend

January 19, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

FISA Fight Marks Win for Intelligence Committee Over Judiciary

Watch: 3 Congressional Campaign Stories You Might Have Missed This Week [jwp-video n=”1″] It became controversial in 2013 when Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower,

January 19, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Ryan Confident CR Will Pass and Has Trump’s Support

Watch: Pelosi and Ryan Discuss Shutdown Possibility [jwp-video n=”1″]

January 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

White House Flips, Flops, Then Flips on Stopgap Spending

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; The White House came back with this statement: “The president supports the continuing resolution introduced in the House.

January 18, 2018

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Freedom Caucus Throws Water on Leadership Stopgap Confidence

Watch: Pelosi and Ryan Discuss Shutdown Possibility [jwp-video n=”1″] Shortly before Meadows’ remarks, House Speaker Paul D.

January 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

McConnell Appears Short of Votes Needed to Pass CR

Watch: Clock’s Ticking on Deal to Dodge a Government Shutdown [jwp-video n=”1″] “I certainly am going to take up what the House sends us.,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

January 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process

John Kennedy, R-La., leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans before Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced that he has enough votes to pass the tax reform bill on December 1, 2017.

January 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Poll: More Adults Without Health Insurance After Record Low

The repeal, which was in a tax bill that cleared in December, takes effect Jan. 1, 2019.

January 16, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Democrats Won’t Support CR Without DACA Deal, Hoyer Says

Watch: Clock’s Ticking on Deal to Dodge a Government Shutdown [jwp-video n=”1″] “While there are many reasons why we would be opposed to kicking the can down the road, we haven’t made that

January 16, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

States Alarmed by Delay in HHS Family Planning Money

Watch: Gardner Rails Against Sessions’ Marijuana Action as States’ Rights Issue [jwp-video n=”1″] “By delaying the funding opportunity announcement, the Trump administration is playing politics

January 12, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Ryan Tries to Thread the Needle on DACA Solution

Watch: Ryan, Pelosi Disagree on DACA Solution [jwp-video n=”1″] Asked how he could both predict a bipartisan DACA solution and consider voting on the Goodlatte measure when Democrats oppose

January 11, 2018