Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending July 16, 2021
The fencing went up following the Jan. 6 riot. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) Sens.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Stevens, Craig, Wild lead vulnerable Democrats on HUD earmarks
Katko secured $6 million in earmarks spread evenly across two projects, a wastewater treatment facility in Oswego County, N.Y., and an emergency homeless shelter run by the Catholic Charities of
Campaigns · 117th Congress
4 takeaways from Senate fundraising reports
Kelly raised $6 million in the second quarter and had $7.6 million in the bank on June 30.
Podcasts · 117th Congress
The education gap - Roll Call
USDA and Black farmers"We can’t give in to Jan. 6"
Opinion · 117th Congress
Statues come down, while barriers to truth are erected
There is no more absurd example than in Tennessee, where parents from “Moms for Liberty” don’t want children to learn about what 6-year-old Ruby Bridges endured when she integrated her New Orleans
Congress · 117th Congress
House to take up seven-bill fiscal 2022 spending package
Capitol Police and National Guard would otherwise run into funding shortfalls if not reimbursed for costs associated with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Library of Congress is open for visitors, but make sure to bring a mask
Because of both pandemic-related health and post-Jan. 6 security concerns, it may be a while longer.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP ramps up attacks on teaching critical race theory to military
Senate Armed Services member Tom Cotton of Arkansas went on Fox News last week to call for the resignation of Air Force Academy associate professor Lynne Chandler Garcia, who wrote in a July 6 Washington
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senate candidates spending campaign cash early so they can raise more later
Kelly raised more than $6 million from April through June and had $7 million on hand on June 30; Warnock raised $7 million and had $10.5 million in the bank. South Carolina GOP Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP infrastructure negotiators rankled by Schumer’s deadline
Those include selling part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, hoped to generate $6 billion, and auctioning off part of the 5G radio spectrum, hoped to generate $65 billion, according to an early draft
Congress · 117th Congress
Earmarks that added $1.4 billion to THUD bill may not add votes
He also asked for $38.4 million for bridge pavement repairs along a limited access portion of U.S. 6 in Providence and Johnston, R.I.
Congress · 117th Congress
Child tax credits roll out amid tech woes, opt-out concerns
Democrats’ March coronavirus relief package temporarily expanded the existing child tax credit from $2,000 for children up to 17 years old to $3,000 per child for kids age 6 through 17, and a $3,600
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: DC, where TX Dems summer
Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly raised nearly $6 million and had more than $7 million on hand. New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Hassan raised $3.3 million and had more than $6.5 million in cash on hand.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
Our July 6-8 Winning the Issues survey saw Biden’s job approval underwater, with 40 percent of independents approving the job he is doing and 47 percent disapproving.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate moderates want details of $3.5 trillion budget bill before committing
The overall reconciliation target is well shy of the $6 trillion Sanders initially sought. But he explained Wednesday that he’s aware of political realities and vote-counting.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats begin push-pull process on budget
House plan uncertain Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., initially proposed spending $6 trillion but agreed to $3.5 trillion in a compromise with his colleagues.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Targeted by Trump for opposing his ‘lies’ about election fraud, Rep. Liz Cheney raises $1.9 million
Cheney joined nine other House Republicans in January in voting to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 riot by his supporters at the Capitol.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democratic security supplemental would also aid Afghan allies
Leahy, D-Vt., introduced Monday in response to the Jan. 6 riot, would increase the number of authorized Afghan special immigrant visas from 26,500 to 46,500.
Congress · 117th Congress
Appeals court finds age-based handgun purchase ban unconstitutional
The Supreme Court, with a newly expanded 6-3 conservative majority, has teed up a major case about state concealed carry laws for the term that starts in October that will be a test of how far the
Congress · 117th Congress
House appropriators want Pentagon to get tough on extremists in the ranks
The Jan. 6 riot heightened worries more, because at least 50 people with military ties — mostly veterans, some with connections to extremist groups — have been charged with crimes committed that