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Policy · 115th Congress

Burwell to Lead American University as President

</p> Burwell served in the Clinton presidency, working in a variety of positions throughout the administration including White House deputy chief of staff.

January 26, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Tax Overhaul, Regulatory Rollbacks Fuel K Street Lobbyists

</p> The U.S.

January 25, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Republicans Could Face Trouble Balancing Next Budget

</p> But if the coming health care repeal bill is similar to the last one, it will not save nearly $2 trillion.

January 24, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

States Could Keep Obamacare Under Cassidy-Collins Replacement

</p> Cassidy also suggested that keeping the health care law as an option could help Senate leadership find the 60 votes it would need to pass a replacement bill through regular order.

January 23, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Graphic: How Presidents Have Used Executive Orders in Their First 100 Days

</p> President Bill Clinton was the last to issue an order on the day he was sworn into office. The order set ethics guidelines for executive appointees.

January 23, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Price Faces Tough Questions on Stock Trading, Health Care Law

</p> Price long protested the mandatory nature of this test. On March 23, he introduced a bill that would have delayed the Medicare hip-and-knee test until 2018. The bill never gained traction.

January 18, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Report: Gabbard Makes Secret Trip to Syria

</p> As a member of the Armed Services Committee, the congresswoman earlier this month introduced her bill — Stop Arming Terrorists Act — which would prohibit the government from arming and funding terrorist

January 18, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Burwell: Repeal and Delayed Replacement is Repeal

She pointed to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office that projects that a GOP bill to repeal the health care law would increase the number of individuals without insurance by 18 million in

January 18, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Mulvaney: I Paid $15,583 in Back Taxes for Household Employee

</p> Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called the reports “very troubling.”</p> Some of President Barack Obama’s nominees faced similar scrutiny in 2009 over lapses in tax compliance.

January 18, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

CBO: 32 Million Would Lose Coverage Under Prior GOP Repeal Bill

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)</p> A previous attempt by Republicans to dismantle the 2010 health care overhaul would increase the number of uninsured individuals by 32 million people and nearly double the

January 17, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Zinke, DeVos Kick Off Week of Senate Hearings

The bill would allow the Government Accountability Office to access federal records and audit programs, including giving the GAO standing in court to require agencies to provide records.

January 17, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Confirmation Hearings Bring Out the Senate Angst

Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Dianne Feinstein of California, Bill Nelson of Florida, and GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. 

January 17, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Trump Team Pushes Back on HHS Nominee‘s Stock Trading Issue

Price introduced a bill delaying a regulation that could have damaged the company less than a week after the purchase.

January 17, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

House GOP Working Groups Sort Through Key Tax Issues

</p> In the pass-through business working group, Rep.

January 13, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

House Homeland Panels Agree to Coordinate Oversight

committees with jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security have for the first time agreed they will begin coordinating their oversight functions with the aim of producing an annual policy bill

January 12, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

House Leaders Emphasize Executive Branch’s Power Over Obamacare

It’s not just a one-and-done bill kind of a thing. That is what we’ve been walking our members through — all the options available to us to get this done.”

January 12, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Senate Adopts Budget Opening Door for Obamacare Repeal

</p> The provision from Sen.

January 12, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Obamacare Replacement Preoccupies GOP as Budget Votes Near

“So we’re going to do repeal and replace, very complicated stuff, and we’re going to get a health bill passed, we’re going to get health care taken care of in this country.”</p> North Carolina Rep.

January 11, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Defense Bill Gives State Department More Authority to Oversee Security Aid

</p> The annual Pentagon policy bill, which President Barack Obama signed into law last month, gives Foggy Bottom greater oversight over security assistance programs and also requires the Pentagon be

January 10, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Senators Warn Tillerson About Backing New Russia Sanctions

</p> “There is a difference between thuggery and strength, and this bill makes it crystal clear that the United States will not stand idly by and tolerate dictatorial actions, annexation or interventionism

January 10, 2017