Congress · 116th Congress
House Defense spending report shows bad blood with Pentagon
A House panel report accompanying the latest Pentagon spending bill reveals enormous ill will between defense appropriators and the department they fund.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Facing pressure, Census Bureau says it will clarify roles of two political appointees
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Those concerns were echoed by statements from the American Economic Association, which said the appointment “raises questions” about the agency’s adherence to professional
Policy · 116th Congress
Defense spending bill finds creative ways to shift billions
</p> As is their custom, they have managed to write a fiscal 2021 Defense spending bill in the House, which will soon be mirrored in the Senate, that adds billions of dollars for programs that did not
Congress · 116th Congress
House bid to remove Confederate statues at Capitol sets up fight with Senate
</p> These items would be removed from the Capitol under the House spending bill:</p> The busts of John Cabell Breckinridge and Roger Brooke Taney.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Does Washington have ‘real people?’ Asking for some friends in Congress
It was the first time a D.C. statehood bill passed either chamber of Congress. Even the normally reserved Mayor Muriel Bowser couldn’t contain herself.
Policy · 116th Congress
Workplace testing for coronavirus remains a challenge
</p> Some Republicans are eyeing tax incentives as a way of encouraging employers. Sen. Ted Cruz has a bill calling for employer tax breaks, while a fellow Texan, Rep.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Union launches new ad blitz pushing senators for $1 trillion in state and local pandemic aid
</p> “We have sanitation workers who are continuing to pick up the trash.
Congress · 116th Congress
Layoff threats scare Senate food workers, but most spared until September
</p> When workers had shifts, they were paid by their contractor, Restaurant Associates.
Policy · 116th Congress
Back-to-school looms for kids without Wi-Fi — and Congress
The bill would also prohibit service providers from cutting access for customers unable to pay their bill because of the pandemic.</p> House Majority Whip James E.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bill to remove Capitol’s Confederate statues OK’d by House panel
Amid the nationwide furor over Confederate statues, the House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending bill that would order the removal of Confederate imagery from the Capitol
Campaigns · 116th Congress
With Trump trailing, should down-ballot Republicans ready a ‘no blank check’ strategy?
(Bill) Clinton a ‘blank check.’”
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump notifies World Health Organization of US intent to leave
</p> The House Appropriations Committee included $200 million explicitly for the WHO in its fiscal 2021 State-Foreign Operations appropriations bill, while the Senate has yet to unveil its version.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats propose removal of ‘racial intolerance’ statues from Capitol
</p> The draft text of a $4.2 billion bill, which calls for the Architect of the Capitol to remove statues with ties to the nation’s racist past, comes as the country grapples with racial injustice highlighted
Congress · 116th Congress
Issues linger after House Armed Services’ smooth NDAA markup
</p> But beneath the decorous celebration, some real policy disagreements linger. And some of them are likely to resurface when the full chamber takes up the bill later this summer.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP aid package may tailor payments to low-income households
</p> That bill would provide nearly $1 trillion in additional aid to state and local governments as well as billions in funding for education, health care, rental assistance for low-income households,
Policy · 116th Congress
Medicaid enrollment increase puts pressure on state budgets
</p> The House passed a COVID-19 relief bill (HR 6800) in May that would increase the FMAP bump for states to 14 percent from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, then drop it back to the 6.2 percent bump until
Congress · 116th Congress
Groups critical of taxes, spending not opposed to PPP loans
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> The Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, whose president, anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist is also president of Americans for Tax Reform, posted identical statements saying
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators leave for first recess since Memorial Day
</p> Once Vought is confirmed, it will be back to work on the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill.</p> “This legislation has global reach.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bill Cassidy’s campaign has spent $5,500 on membership dues at private club in New York
</p> In total, Bill Cassidy for US Senate has spent more than $12,400 at the club since 2013.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress clears sanctions bill to punish China over Hong Kong
Chris Van Hollen, a primary co-sponsor of the sanctions bill, said in a press call.