Policy · 115th Congress
House-Passed Immigration Bills Have Murky Future in Senate
The second bill is named after Kate Steinle, a San Francisco woman who was shot and killed on July 1, 2015, by an undocumented repeat felon with prior deportations.
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Policy · 115th Congress
Book Explores How Lobbyists Fill a Void in Congress
What’s more, those revolving-door lobbyists earn $4.40 for every $1 earned by their counterparts who have not worked in the federal government, they found.
Policy · 115th Congress
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Partisan Redistricting
The panel, in a 2-1 vote, found the Republican-controlled legislature enacted a plan that dilutes the voting strength of Democratic voters statewide, impeding their ability to translate their votes
Policy · 115th Congress
Obamacare in Alaska: Cost-Control Plan Is Challenging but Working
The tactic works especially well in small markets like Alaska’s, where just shy of 20,000 people buy their insurance through HealthCare.gov, compared to more than 1 million each in states like California
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Corn State Lawmakers Get Ethanol Hearing
Sales of E15 under the Renewable Fuel Standard are restricted between June 1 and Sept. 15 to reduce ozone emissions and smog during the peak summer driving season.
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Senators Worry US Standing Abroad Is at Risk
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; …extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar.
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Efficiency Measure Falls Off House Energy-Bill Express
Two of the bills required roll call votes and were passed 400-1 and 402-1, respectively. The measures are relatively minor.
Policy · 115th Congress
Travelers From Six Muslim Countries Drop Without Travel Ban
Of the 6,225 Syrian refugees to arrive in the U.S. since Oct. 1, only 1,341 have come during Trump’s presidency.
Policy · 115th Congress
How We Got Here: A Timeline of How Comey Came to Testify Before Senate Intelligence
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Comey testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Abedin regularly sent emails to Weiner so he could print them out, and erroneously
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GOP Leaders on Flood Insurance Bill See Bipartisan Measure
But NFIP policyholders are those who must get flood insurance because they live in a flood plain and face at least a 1 percent annual chance of flooding, said R.J.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Rules Might Still Trip Health Care Bill
Deficit reduction issues The instructions for the current process, detailed in the fiscal 2017 budget resolution passed by Congress at the start of the year, mandates that both HELP and Finance achieve $1
Policy · 115th Congress
Dodd-Frank Repeal Set Up for House Passage
A key provision of the bill is to release banks that maintain a simple ratio of $1 of equity for every $10 of assets from the enhanced, prudential regulation of Dodd-Frank.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Panel Advances Energy and Interior Nominees
In a May 1 letter to the Interior Ethics Office, Bernhardt said he would withdraw from his law firm “and all related entities” if confirmed for the Cabinet position.
Policy · 115th Congress
Trump Wants More Interstate Tolling, But Lawmakers Skeptical
President Donald Trump fleshed out his proposal last week to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure by listing tolling on interstate highways as one way to raise funds, but his idea is encountering reluctance
Policy · 115th Congress
House Appropriators Float 12-Bill Omnibus Before Recess
The 2018 fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and lawmakers have just 12 legislative days planned when both chambers will be in session in September.
Policy · 115th Congress
Trump’s ‘Taxpayer-First Budget’ Slashes Domestic Spending
The spending plan projects collecting $3.65 trillion in revenue in 2018, resulting in a $440 billion deficit in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
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Democrats Grill Interior Nominee Over Energy Industry Ties
In a May 1 letter to the Interior Ethics Office, Bernhardt said he would withdraw from his law firm “and all related entities” if confirmed.
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FCC Eyes Repeal of Net Neutrality, Dividing Internet Industry
“Our annual report on broadband investment … showed investment dropped by $1 billion in 2015, and our preliminary look at 2016 capital expenditures suggests that slide continued.”
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House Oversight Requests Trump-Comey Communications from FBI
— Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) May 16, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Moments later the Utah representative took direct action, signing a letter that cited the Times story.
Policy · 115th Congress
FCC Flooded With Reaction to Repealing Net Neutrality
The FCC is scheduled to vote May 18 to proceed with the proposed rulemaking to repeal net neutrality, almost a foregone conclusion given the agency’s 2-1 Republican majority.