Campaigns · 116th Congress
Health care ballot initiative votes see split results
The ballot measure also doubles taxes on cigars to $1 each, and tacks on an extra $2 in cigarette taxes, from $1.33 to $3.33 per pack.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
As campaign ends, GOP dominates list of 10 most vulnerable in the House
[jwp-video n=”1″] These districts’ 2016 presidential results were factored into the rankings, along with conversations with strategists on both sides of the aisle and race ratings from Inside
Policy · 116th Congress
Election may affect whether North Carolina expands Medicaid
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Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic shines spotlight on nursing home policy
The devastating effects of the pandemic in nursing homes, where residents make up about 1 percent of the national population but 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths, is leading advocates to push Congress for
Policy · 116th Congress
States seek more federal funds as Medicaid enrollment grows
recently passed a revised version of its COVID-19 package, which would increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage payments to state Medicaid programs by a total of 14 percentage points starting Oct. 1,
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Despite debate talk, Biden virus approach differs from Trump’s
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The administration has divested the responsibility to states for testing, for contact tracing, for securing adequate supplies,” she said.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump interruptions and call for racist group to ‘stand by’ mark first debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “This is a president who has used everything as a dog whistle to try to generate racist hatred, racist division.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Judiciary Committee to collide with campaign trail for Supreme Court fight
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Watching Lindsey Graham stand up for this impressive conservative woman scares Democrats,” Graham campaign spokesman TW Arrington said in a statement.
Congress · 116th Congress
Judge orders Census Bureau to keep counting through October
[jwp-video n=”1″] Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, praised the decision in a statement Thursday.
Policy · 116th Congress
Southern states lagging in census amid pandemic, hurricanes
[jwp-video n=”1″] Florida already stands to lose out on gaining a second congressional seat because of a shortened census deadline that may result in missing some residents, according to a study
Policy · 116th Congress
Controversial HHS official taking medical leave
[jwp-video n=”1″] He also labeled CDC scientists as seditionists and peddled a conspiracy theory about a potential armed insurgency against President Donald Trump.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump administration unveils COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Biden speech needs context on pandemic, tax cuts and Social Security
Most of the individual income tax provisions expire after 2025, which will then shift most of the tax benefits to the top 1%.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Blanket COVID-19 liability shield will cost taxpayers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Eliminating liability takes away a critical tool for holding corporations accountable to the individuals putting themselves at risk to keep the economy moving.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
A reality check on Joe Biden’s Democratic convention promises
Reality: Biden is referring to Trump’s executive memo, which orders the Treasury to not collect the 6.2 percent payroll tax from employees beginning Sept. 1 through the end of the year.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Even with one-party rule, Biden health care plan is no slam dunk
[jwp-video n=”1″] Agenda hinges on Democratic Congress Still, it would be a significant lift for a Democratic Congress to adopt Biden’s plan.
Policy · 116th Congress
Hospitals eye permanent telehealth expansion with FCC funds
[jwp-video n=”1″] The emergency actions taken by the federal government and almost all state governments to expand telehealth need to start becoming permanent features of the U.S. health care
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Kasich speech to Democratic convention follows years of building conservative credentials
Dellums, a liberal Democrat from Oakland, California, in an attempt to kill the $1 billion-per-plane B-2 Bomber, forcing the Air Force to build 22 instead of the 132 it wanted.
Opinion · 116th Congress
As COVID-19 crisis raises risk of suicide and mental illness, Americans deserve more help
In 2016, the University of Nebraska Medical Center reported that 1 in 5 Nebraskans had reported experiencing mental illness over the previous year.
Congress · 116th Congress
Should lawmakers be sleeping in their offices during a pandemic?
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