Policy · 117th Congress
House report questions FDA’s approval of Alzheimer’s drug
A decision on accelerated approval is due by Jan. 6, and the company is simultaneously submitting data for full approval based on results from a Phase 3 trial.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
The year that the last congressional week has been
After all, the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot did not change most GOP minds about former President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again Movement.” They are an entrenched lot.
Congress · 117th Congress
Most members phone it in as House clears spending package
Adam Kinzinger, who voted Monday on the select Jan. 6 committee for criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump, voted for the bill by absentee.
Congress · 117th Congress
House clears omnibus package as end nears for 117th Congress
Those amendments included a bipartisan measure to protect pregnant workers against workplace discrimination; $1 billion in funding for 9/11 first responders’ health costs; $6 billion to fund compensation
Congress · 117th Congress
Deal reached on amendments, omnibus motors towards passage
It was adopted 90-6. An amendment proposed by Sens.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill
It was adopted on a 90-6 vote. An amendment proposed by Sens.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Disarray OK?
The count: 35 percent That’s how many adults nationally said “woke” was the word or phrase “you find most annoying in conversation,” according to a Marist Poll of 1,312 adults surveyed Dec. 6-8.
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal
Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have teamed up to provide $6 billion in compensation payments out of a fund for victims of state-sponsored terror, ranging from 9/11 families with a claim
Congress · 117th Congress
Camp Lejeune amendment backers relent on NDAA vote
Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and eight other co-sponsors, introduced legislation on Dec. 6 that would cap legal fees for Lejeune cases at 25 percent.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sen. Bennet unveils bill to revise agricultural visa system
“The time to do it is now, that’s for sure,” Bennet said on Dec. 6. “You can’t miss this opportunity.”
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Virginia is for voters
overhaul the Electoral Count Act, which governs the role Congress has in certifying presidential elections and was misused by then-President Donald Trump’s advisers to fire up supporters who rioted on Jan. 6,
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Nancy Pelosi unveils her portrait at the Capitol, marks end of an era
including COVID-19 relief packages, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Respect for Marriage Act, before she led Congress back to finish its work last year on Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
No one reads congressional committee reports. But will they watch a documentary?
The event was heralded as the first time a congressional committee waxed videographical, although that’s not true in the strictest sense — this fall, the select committee investigating the Jan. 6,
Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans have a very strange idea of self-interest
As some might recall, there was a bit of a contretemps on Jan. 6, 2021, over Vice President Mike Pence’s purported power to reject duly cast electoral votes.
Policy · 117th Congress
Earned income credit backers aim to keep expansion on the radar
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think tank that has lobbied in favor of the expanded credit, estimated that with the expansion’s end, almost 6 million working adults without children
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: What pushing for voting rights accomplished
Evans served a three-month sentence after he pleaded guilty to a count of civil disorder after livestreaming his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward
A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Tuesday honoring Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was not without awkwardness.
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s about more than one dinner and a man named Trump
But to ask anyone to ignore Trump’s well-documented history, his both-sides wink at the deadly Charlottesville, Va., “Unite the Right” rally and his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the
Policy · 117th Congress
Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment
But only 6 percent received treatment. Of those who didn’t receive treatment, 38 percent cited financial barriers.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats compete to do ‘unglamorous’ work in House leadership posts
Dean served as an impeachment manager when the House presented arguments before the Senate after charging former President Donald Trump with inciting the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.