Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
The shelves were bare, but this congressman wanted lasagna noodles
The Colorado Republican discovered that Lysol wipes and hand sanitizer aren’t the only items in short supply at grocery stores right now.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
Could a short-term Bloomberg solution doom Democrats in the long term?
At the rally, 63-year-old Tim Smith, who said he worked in Medicare insurance sales, interestingly enough, said he believed in Sanders’ agenda and was not really afraid Donald Trump would bludgeon
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers seek to tighten gun background checks
California Democrat introduced the bill Friday in response to a CQ Roll Call report that revealed the bureau purges hundreds of thousands of background checks each year — a practice that could allow gun sales
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Bloomberg’s new marijuana policy is short on details
campaign did not respond to questions seeking clarification on how much marijuana it considers to be a “small amount,” when a Bloomberg administration might reconsider its hands-off approach to marijuana sales
Congress · 116th Congress
House Dems move forward with drug pricing bill
Under the part of Medicare that covers doctor visits, Part B, health providers buy the drugs and are reimbursed at a 6 percent markup of the drug’s average sales price.
Congress · 116th Congress
Charleston mass murderer got his gun because of background check gaps, internal report shows
The report also found that background checks “are complicated by statutory requirements, including short data purge windows, and increased Examiner requirements to complete reviews in order to verify
Factbase · 116th Congress
Not “Stable Genius” Again, Or Please Stop Making Us Run This Analysis
It requires PowerPoints, more PowerPoints, presentations, sales calls, and all sorts of things that are not why data nerds started data nerding. It’s been busy in the Fact Cave.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Democrats prepare marathon floor session on gun violence
Manchin and Toomey led an effort in 2013, which would have required background checks on all commercial sales of guns. It fell five votes short in the Senate.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump orders end to flavored e-cigarette sales amid vaping-linked illnesses
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it planned to halt the sales of flavored e-cigarettes amid a national outbreak of lung illnesses that may be linked to vaping devices.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump closes in on background check decision, key senators say
President Donald Trump may soon announce whether he will support a yet-to-be-written Senate bill expanding background checks for commercial gun sales, a bipartisan group of senators said Wednesday.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell: No votes on gun measures that Trump won’t sign
The House passed legislation in February that would close several loopholes that keep gun sales from needing to undergo federal background checks.
Congress · 116th Congress
Background checks are still on the table for Trump, Chris Murphy says
“If this all seems like a ruse, an attempt by the president to make it look like he’s doing something without actually moving the ball down the field, I think we’ll know that in short order,” he said
Congress · 116th Congress
Hoyer cautions Senate against ‘cop-out’ approach on gun safety legislation
The bill would expand background checks conducted for in-store firearm purchases to include online and gun show sales.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘Come back … immediately’: Democrats call for special session in aftermath of mass shootings
The House passed two pieces of legislation to tighten background checks for firearm sales that have stalled in the Republican-majority Senate.
Congress · 116th Congress
Gun control legislation again faces political headwinds following three deadly shootings
But Trump stopped short of calling for gun control legislation.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Senate has plenty to do before August recess jet fumes
The first action of the week will see the Senate likely fall short over overriding Trump’s vetoes of a series of bipartisan resolutions that would block arms sales, including to Saudi Arabia.
Congress · 116th Congress
Next week, Senate will consider budget deal, confirm judges and two senior officials
Under a prior agreement, the Senate is also going to need to take veto override votes on on a series of joint resolutions to block arms sales prior to August 2.
Policy · 116th Congress
Boeing 737 Max grounded following international accidents, downs U.S. export numbers
[Chao defends delayed 737 Max decision, to House appropriators] U.S. export sales of civilian aircraft hit $16.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, and $12.2 billion in the first quarter of
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Why Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has hope for the GOP
She wasn’t hollering at her husband or a sales rep at Home Depot, but at her 3-year-old grandson Dustin, who sounded like he had something very important to show her.
Policy · 116th Congress
Tech vanguard is dodging Pentagon
Those jobs could include the short-staffed red teams at the Pentagon and other cybersecurity roles across the government. “Students often want to work on ‘cool’ projects,” Luzader said.