Policy · 116th Congress
Fed’s Powell urges Congress to spend on unemployed in pandemic
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Policy · 116th Congress
Pace of economic recovery could shape races in swing states
[jwp-video n=”1″] In April, Michigan had an 18 percentage-point increase in its unemployment rate to more than 22 percent, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released May 22.
Policy · 116th Congress
Exemption sought for foreign physicians in next immigration ban
[jwp-video n=”1″] In a letter sent Monday to Vice President Mike Pence, the association asked that international medical graduates on J-1 student visas, H-1B specialty work visas, and O-1 “extraordinary
Policy · 116th Congress
Green card bill would bring more foreign doctors, nurses to US
[jwp-video n=”1″] That has let to an accumulation of about 200,000 such unused green cards over the last three decades.
Policy · 116th Congress
Navy removing more sailors from stricken aircraft carrier
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Sailors do not need to die,” Crozier wrote in the memo, which was first disclosed Tuesday by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Policy · 116th Congress
Stimulus bond fix may boost local governments more than cash
Demand for bonds has stalled since late last week, sending borrowing rates for local governments from around 1 percent to between 7 and 11 percent, Chase said.
Policy · 115th Congress
Budget Overhaul Panel Dances With Deadline
He has proposed the panel move the annual appropriations cycle from a fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1 to one that begins with the calendar year on Jan. 1, add incentives and punishments for lawmakers
Policy · 115th Congress
Deal on Budget Makeover Gets ‘Closer.’ So Does the November Deadline
3 Ways Trump and the Senate Can Stumble On Crucial Spending Bills Before Labor Day [jwp-video n=”1″]
Policy · 115th Congress
With Expectations Low, Select Budget Panel Prepares to Meet
Watch: Book Sellers, Self Funders and 970 Liabilities for One Entry: Takeaways From Wealth of Congress [jwp-video n=”1″] The House Budget Committee is now run by Rep.
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.
Policy · 115th Congress
GOP Searching for New Tax Tweak After Senate Parliamentarian Guidance
The Texas Republican said he thinks Corker has “latched on” to a new analysis this afternoon from the Joint Committee on Taxation that found the GOP tax plan would lose around $1 trillion in revenue over
Policy · 115th Congress
Immigration Measure Won’t Ride Omnibus, Negotiations Continue
Ruben Kihuen on His Journey From Undocumented Immigrant to Congressman [jwp-video n=”1″] Lawmakers of both parties are taking steps to prevent pending legislation in the Senate to address undocumented
Policy · 115th Congress
When the Budget Resolution Isn’t About the Budget
[jwp-video n=”1″] Broken process Georgia Republican David Perdue has filed an amendment alongside Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse that seeks to declare that the budget process itself
Policy · 114th Congress
Republican Senator Seeks Radical Changes to Budget Process
The proposal would also shift the government’s fiscal year, which currently begins on Oct.1, to a calendar year, as well as restructure the order of considering revenue and spending bills.