Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan House group offers bill to repeal outdated war resolutions
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Foreign Affairs Chairman Gregory W.
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Policy · 117th Congress
COVID-19 vaccine boosters could present equity, pricing issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] The U.S. would need to distribute coronavirus boosters if a powerful COVID-19 mutation from another country reaches our shores, or COVID-19 becomes endemic in society and people
Policy · 117th Congress
Mayorkas stands against policies to deter migration at hearing
Later, Mayorkas said he did not recall his past statement, made during a March 1 press briefing at the White House, that migrants shouldn’t come to the country “now.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s progressive agenda doubles down on past policy failures
According to a recent Winning the Issues survey, by a 2-to-1 margin (51 percent to 24 percent), voters said keeping the 2017 tax cuts in place would help in the economic recovery from COVID-19 as opposed
Policy · 117th Congress
Antitrust risks cloud outlook for fintech deals amid surge
A total of 232 global fintech deals were announced from Jan. 1 through March 10 with an aggregate value of $47.8 billion, compared with 160 deals collectively worth $39.3 billion during the first
Policy · 117th Congress
Yes, the pandemic crushed carbon emissions. Now they’re back
accomplishment is pretty remarkable,” said Ethan Zindler, head of Americas at BloombergNEF, of emissions cuts and renewables growth, adding that lowering emissions from the transportation sector, the No. 1
Policy · 117th Congress
Pandemic demanded plastics, but not the recycled kind
[jwp-video n=”1″] While the pandemic has increased plastic use, Hoover said it also might have increased public awareness of the issue as people see just how much packaging is coming into their
Congress · 117th Congress
Top Democratic tax writers differ on clean energy breaks
The transportation credit would apply to fuel sources averaging at least 25 percent cleaner than other fuels and scale up to $1 per gallon for zero-emission fuels and eliminate the per-manufacturer
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer puts gun control on Senate agenda
Lawmakers provided $1 billion over 10 years in federal grant funding for school design and teacher training to bolster student safety — the only federal law to address mass shootings at schools.
Policy · 117th Congress
Navy conquered COVID-19 on ships, but pandemic has a long tail
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s extremely impressive how few outbreaks we’ve seen on ships, and how the ones that we have had have been pretty quickly addressed,” said Bryan Clark, a retired Navy officer
Congress · 117th Congress
Tightened executive pay limits tucked into coronavirus aid bill
The 2017 bill got rid of this exclusion, setting a flat $1 million cap on write-offs for the pay of the top five executives.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Both parties gear up for midterm battle over COVID-19 relief
And 70 percent of the more than 12,000 adults surveyed by the Pew Research Center from March 1-7 supported the package.
Policy · 117th Congress
Cyberattacks increased as schools closed during pandemic, report finds
[jwp-video n=”1″] The report found that incidents in the first quarter of 2020, before the pandemic, mostly tracked with data from previous years.
Policy · 117th Congress
Pandemic year pushed Census to rely on records for count
“The timing of the pandemic was about as inconvenient as you could think of for a Census Day of April 1,” he said.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The college athlete endorsement debate is welcome. But don’t undermine gains made by women
By the time the NCAA began staging championships for women, male athletes on campuses still outnumbered female athletes 2-to-1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Blinken tells House panel to expect firmness toward Iran, China
[jwp-video n=”1″] Blinken told Rep.
Policy · 117th Congress
‘Dreamer,’ farmworker bills to test Senate waters on immigration
[jwp-video n=”1″] One bill would provide a path to citizenship to certain immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — currently protected by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Congress · 117th Congress
Yarmuth sees next budget reconciliation process starting in July
[jwp-video n=”1″] While reconciliation is a tempting tool for the majority party to use in a polarized Congress, it does come with drawbacks.
Congress · 117th Congress
House fast-track process for bipartisan bills threatened
A House rule exception that allowed leaders to bring bills to the floor without committee hearings and markups expires April 1.