Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Keys to the Senate
Bennett about the Biden economic sales pitch. Biden’s virtual tour: President Joe Biden took part in virtual receptions for a handful of Democratic House incumbents Wednesday evening. Reps.
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Policy · 117th Congress
GOP pans oil reserve sale despite a long and bipartisan history
It’s also the case, oil market analysts said, that the law that created the reserve allows presidents broad discretion to direct sales from the stockpile, the U.S. remains in line to meet international
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate NDAA debate could have something for everyone
For example, Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal and others are pushing a draft bill that would temporarily halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Policy · 117th Congress
Unique political fault lines in Taiwan complicate China resistance
/p> “I think that this identity crisis for the main opposition party is turning politics to be more partisan, it’s making cross-partisanship more difficult, and it is changing the debate where those short-term
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project
Beyond that Alaska project and Tellico, “Congress has passed similar laws to mandate timber sales in spotted owl habitat and to delist the gray wolf in the Rockies regardless of what the ESA says,” Parenteau
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Ads nauseum
Warm up the punter: It’s September, so the approaching end of another fiscal year means Congress is preparing a short-term spending bill that will allow lawmakers to go off and campaign and not have
Policy · 117th Congress
EV tax credit may be out of reach for most consumers
The tax credits may ultimately benefit few consumers in the short term while the industry pushes to increase domestic manufacturing.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate’s Medicare drug pricing may ripple into private market
Seven Republicans voted in favor of the private-sector insulin cap in floor action that ran from Saturday to Sunday, but that still fell short of the 60 votes needed.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping budget package passes Senate; House on deck Friday
Manchin identified three goals he was willing to pursue in those negotiations: lowering prescription drug costs; shoring up fossil fuels in the short term and transitioning to more clean energy sources
White House · 117th Congress
Biden renews calls for Congress to ‘stand up’ to gun lobby after Texas school shooting
But it only got to 54 votes in 2013, well short of the 60 needed to break a legislative filibuster.
Policy · 117th Congress
Terra’s stablecoin flop raises questions about regulatory role
Ed DeLeon, CEO of decentralized finance ecosystem Anatha, called TerraUSD’s price decline a “short term de-peg” caused by a coordinated effort to profit off the decline.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden to announce summer sales of 15 percent ethanol fuel blend
“For short- and medium-distance air travel, for example, we might be able to do that on a battery-electric or fuel cell basis, but for long-haul aviation, we’re certainly going to need sustainable
Policy · 117th Congress
Drill, baby, drill? Not so fast, say crash-wary energy investors
Kornfeind also pointed to drilled but uncompleted wells, or “DUCs,” that are a way for producers to more easily and cheaply boost production in the short term than brand-new drilling.
Congress · 117th Congress
Cannabis advocates push senators to ease draft bill’s tax burden
But that measure would offer no credit for early sales and includes a lower tax rate of 8 percent after five years, along with a $1,000 per-site tax.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers face pressure to pass mental health legislation
aspirational and say that if Congress were to actually meet the scope of the needs, a figure more in the $100 billion range over 10 years, similar to the approach taken with HIV/AIDS, would still fall short
Congress · 117th Congress
House competition bill includes more trade aid for workers
Committee Democrats said a Senate competition bill fell short of their goals by omitting the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and by renewing the Generalized System of Preferences without requiring
Congress · 117th Congress
Ten key climate and energy elements in reconciliation package
That $1.75 trillion legislation, which analysts say would amount to the biggest climate bill in U.S. history, is well short of the $3.5 trillion bill President Joe Biden and many congressional Democrats
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats tout climate spending in reconciliation
And it would require the Interior Department to hold offshore wind lease sales in federal waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Safe at first (amendment): Press triumphs again at Congressional Softball Game
fell short. The Bad News Babes won their 5th consecutive Congressional Women’s Softball Game, 5-1, before a crowd of hundreds at Watkins Recreation Center in Southeast Washington.
Policy · 117th Congress
Consumers turn to ‘buy now, pay later,’ stoking worry about repayment ability
The service, known as “buy now, pay later,” or BNPL for short, is a twist on the old-fashioned layaway plans once offered by retailers.