Congress · 117th Congress
Biden plan gives moderate Democrats sticker shock
“I just think we want to say ‘wait’ to the folks who are throwing out the $6 trillion–type ideas, you know, hold on,” Bourdeaux says.
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Congress · 117th Congress
McCarthy has ‘no’ regrets opposing Jan. 6 independent commission
With Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is confronted with an inherently more partisan examination
Policy · 117th Congress
Investors press firms on donations as political spending jumps
treasurers and social issue-focused investment funds are pressing 82 corporations to be transparent about donations to candidates and causes as contributions resume after a pause in the wake of the Jan. 6
White House · 117th Congress
Infrastructure deal reached, now comes the hard part
from the sale of radio spectrum for 5G wireless phone service for $65 billion, extend expiring customs user fees to bring in $6.1 billion and selling some of the Strategic Petroleum reserve to bring in $6
Congress · 117th Congress
Sanders budget plan would spend more, tax less than Biden
circulating on and off Capitol Hill, the plan under development by Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders would overshoot Biden’s proposed spending by nearly $1.6 trillion over a decade, for a hair under $6
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police teams were lacking in weapons certifications
Capitol Police had potentially deadly training deficiencies on one of the force’s most lethal weapons, yet another issue that has come to light since the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s holdup of border wall funding didn’t violate law, GAO rules
Bagenstos said in a May 6 letter to GAO. Instead, the administration “had to make choices about how to prioritize the use of the specifically appropriated funds that remained.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Clyde makes good on fighting magnetometer fine in federal court
Clyde gained attention recently when he said there was “not an insurrection” on Jan. 6 and compared that day’s violence and mayhem to a “normal tourist visit.”
Campaigns · 117th Congress
After hitting pause, PACs begin to press play again
Business PACs, many of which paused donations earlier this year amid fallout from the violent Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, have begun to send more money to lawmakers, including to the 147 Republicans
Policy · 117th Congress
Earmarks worth $5.7 billion return in highway bill slated for markup this week
She received at least two — $8.6 million for a pedestrian bridge widening in Wenatchee and $6 million for another pedestrian bridge in Orting.
Congress · 117th Congress
AOC Blanton under investigation for misusing government vehicle
Brett Blanton, the architect of the Capitol and the only member of the Capitol Police Board who has kept his job in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, is being investigated by his agency’s inspector
Policy · 117th Congress
Lack of data on diverse electorate tests pollsters, politicians
However, turnout among Black, Asian American and Hispanic voters increased as well — by 3, 10 and 6 points, respectively.
White House · 117th Congress
Maybe Biden is a moderate after all
Republican senators on May 28 filibustered for the first time this Congress, blocking consideration of a bill to create a commission to study the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol because they fear it would hurt
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending May 28, 2021
This week, the National Guard ended its mission at the Capitol, the anniversary of George Floyd’s death was observed and the Senate attempted to move forward on a Jan. 6 commission before heading home
Congress · 117th Congress
Vulnerable Democrats bet earmark stigma has worn off
Pete Sessions in 2018 and won reelection last year by a 6-point margin with nearly 52 percent of the vote, doesn’t expect earmarks to be used against him in the midterms.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Still in trouble … and getting worse
Since that column, the Capitol was attacked and defiled by Trump-fueled rioters on Jan. 6, with members from both parties (including the sitting vice president) threatened.
Congress · 117th Congress
Cracks in party unity could stall Democratic momentum
ANALYSIS — House Republicans remain divided on how to handle former President Donald Trump, as their 35 defections on Democrats’ proposal for a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol
Congress · 117th Congress
$1.9B Capitol security bill passes House; bipartisan talks likely
The House passed a $1.9 billion spending bill Thursday that Democrats hoped would pay for bills incurred since the Jan. 6 insurrection, bolster the Capitol’s police force and improve the complex’s security
Congress · 117th Congress
Divide over scope of military’s extremism problem impedes culture, policy changes
Christopher Warnagiris last week became the fifth servicemember, and the first on active duty, arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump insurrection at the Capitol.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Republicans line up against bipartisan Jan. 6 commission
But the commission, Katko said, could actually have the flexibility to include components outside the Jan. 6 attack.