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Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Fear not cheer: That’s the holiday spirit at the Capitol
Little political will exists in Congress to end the last-minute culture that many decry, especially the tradition of blowing past the Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government and instead setting up
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats push climate proposals amid internal fights
“I would rather approach it from an ‘it makes no sense for me from a business standpoint to run diesel engines anymore, because there’s an electric engine sitting there that No. 1 I don’t go deaf
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate clears Feb. 18 stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown
Other Medicare cuts taking place Jan. 1, including a 2 percent “sequester” and separate reductions to reimbursements for physicians and clinical laboratory services, won’t be addressed in the CR.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden calls for patriotic unity, pitches plan to fight omicron
“We are better positioned than we were a year ago to fight COVID-19,” Biden said, noting that last Christmas fewer than 1 percent of adults were fully vaccinated, while now over 71 percent of adults
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden repeats Obama’s mistakes, get ready for 2010 redux
On what will likely be top issues in the midterm election, they are underwater on every key component of people’s No. 1 issue — the economy.
Congress · 117th Congress
New stopgap funding bill likely to extend into early 2022
For instance, Democrats point out that in order to meet the 2.7 percent pay raise for troops set to take effect Jan. 1, the rest of the Pentagon budget would need to be cut.
Congress · 117th Congress
Abortion case tests Supreme Court’s rightward shift after Trump
Corrected Dec. 1 | The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that asks the justices to overturn the long-standing decisions that established the right to abortion in the United States, a moment
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden makes it official: Young gets OMB director nod
The Congressional Black Caucus also backed her bid for the No. 1 slot at OMB.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert to run for state attorney general
“We’ve reached our initial goal of raising $1 million in order to start a run,” Gohmert said in an announcement video as he pledged to work for border protection and electron integrity.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden to stay with Powell as Fed chairman
Corrected 1:39 p.m. | President Joe Biden said Monday he plans to stick with Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, supporting continuity in leadership as annual inflation topped 6 percent last month
Congress · 117th Congress
Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy
So much of the fiscal focus of the nation in the last 20 years has been, No. 1, of overseas wars, where we’ve spent $8 trillion. No. 2, tax cuts heavily skewed to the wealthiest Americans.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Sugar Bear’ kicks off holiday season as Capitol Christmas Tree arrives
Since the people’s tree announcement, more than 1 million people have visited its Facebook page. Speaker Nancy Pelosi will officially light the tree in December.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes budget package after cost concerns abate
McCarthy filibuster House passage came Friday morning, after a stemwinder of a speech from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that went for more than 8 1/2 hours — breaking the previous record
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Inflation weighs down Democrats heading into 2022
Oakland County haven’t been close recently, but Rochester Hills has been tight: Democrat Debbie Stabenow eked out slim margins in her last two races and fellow Democrat Gary Peters lost by less than 1
Congress · 117th Congress
This was supposed to be a big year for Hill pay. Staffers aren’t holding their breath
median salary for all House staffers is $59,000, an increase of $4,000 from two years ago, according to a new report from the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion that looks at payroll data as of July 1.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Hitting the road
The count: 297 That’s how many ballots postmarked on or before Monday, Nov. 1, weren’t counted in the special election primaries for Florida’s 20th District because they didn’t arrive at the supervisors
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats push to help hungry troops, as Pentagon offers limited aid
It would give about 500 families an average of $200 a month, at a cost to the government of $1 million a year, according to Congressional Budget Office figures.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats’ ‘SALT’ headache hangs over budget reconciliation bill
The TPC analysis shows the benefit of the $80,000 cap for those cut off from relief under the Sanders-Menendez proposal: Households earning between $500,000 and $1 million next year would receive
Congress · 117th Congress
Mayorkas defends border policies against GOP attacks
Nearly 1 million of those migrants, including some repeat crossers, were turned back under a pandemic-era expulsion policy known as Title 42, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention