Campaigns · 116th Congress
Parties publish dirty laundry so the right people can air it
The 913-page book then goes on to detail the congresswoman’s record. Wagner is in a competitive race for reelection.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
As Tom Cotton courts controversy, he runs unopposed in Arkansas
In the end, editorial page editor James Bennet, the brother of former presidential candidate and Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, resigned.
Policy · 116th Congress
Amtrak sees service cuts without an additional $1.48 billion for 2021
[House spending bill would boost transit, Amtrak, highways] Amtrak previously received $1 billion in a roughly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package approved in March to help soften the pandemic
Congress · 116th Congress
Amid the pandemic, Senate floor still all about the nominations: Road Ahead
The Kentucky Republican called last week’s House-passed $3 trillion coronavirus bill a “1,800-page doorstop,” and when the GOP-led chamber will respond is not clear, though some talks continue in the background
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Meet the lawmakers who bucked their parties on the Democratic coronavirus response bill
Democrats who voted against the 1,800-page measure include 10 who represent districts Trump won in 2016. They called the bill too broad and too partisan.
Congress · 116th Congress
House narrowly passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill
The bill includes dozens of key Democratic priorities and has elicited sharp criticism from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who on Thursday called the 1,815-page package a “liberal wish list
Policy · 116th Congress
DOT eases airport service mandates for struggling airlines
The roughly $2 trillion spending bill (PL 116-136) required airlines receiving aid to continue some level of service to the same airports they served before the pandemic all but shut down air travel
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ $3 trillion virus aid bill back on for House vote Friday
“As we read the more than 1800-page legislation, we must have more time to determine what is in and what is not in this legislation, as well as a conversation about the bill as a caucus,” Jayapal
Congress · 116th Congress
Testing and troubleshooting are key to ‘Virtual Congress’ task force effort
That will be broadcast live on their Facebook page, for the public and media to view. Lawmakers, witnesses and others actively participating in the hearing will be using Zoom.
Policy · 116th Congress
Transport workers give low marks to federal virus protection
meanwhile, have asked the Federal Transit Administration for money to buy protective equipment, but the FTA has urged them to buy supplies out of the $25 billion allocated to transit agencies as part of a $2
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus aid bill OK’d for Trump’s signature
Congressional approval marks the end of a two-week, bitterly partisan fight between Republicans, who initially wanted a two-page bill to put more money into the Small Business Administration’s so-called
Policy · 116th Congress
Rubio raises profile in pandemic, challenges GOP economics
the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, but the Florida Republican used his chairmanship to create the Paycheck Protection Program, the most innovative policy included in the roughly $2
Policy · 116th Congress
Unions, employers want pension relief included in coronavirus aid talks
Unions and affected companies are lobbying for something akin to a 30-page draft bill circulated last month by Senate Democrats, which melds aid to single employers with aspects of competing union
Congress · 116th Congress
Judge Justin Walker is a window into McConnell’s sway on federal courts
In the 2-1 ruling in January that LGBT rights advocates says shows an animus against transgender individuals, Duncan wrote a majority opinion that declined that request to use female pronouns — acknowledging
Congress · 116th Congress
Virus aid talks bleed into Thursday amid small-business funds lapse
Democrats want to put an additional $65 billion into a related disaster loan program for up to $2 million in “economic injury” expenses, of which up to $10,000 in cash advances don’t need to be repaid
Congress · 116th Congress
Small-business funds dwindle as virus aid package sputters
They released a blistering statement calling on Democrats to drop their objections to their two-page bill that would provide the additional money and nothing else.
White House · 116th Congress
Treasury followed procedure in denying Trump tax returns
Neal followed his unfulfilled requests with subpoenas and filed suit seeking their enforcement in federal district court in Washington on July 2.
Congress · 116th Congress
State requests for more assistance ‘probably the biggest leverage’ for a phase four stimulus, Pelosi says
So far, Republicans in Congress and the administration aren’t convinced on the need for a fourth bill and have said they want to see the third package — which contains more than $2 trillion in assistance
Policy · 116th Congress
Coronavirus could overwhelm legal help for America’s poor
“We’re trying to give people advice about: This is a legally enforceable will, you handwrite it, you sign it, you sign it on each page,” Tuggle said. “We’re all going back to law school.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Jobless claims soar as House considers added benefits
Not everyone is on the same page] The jobs report was released after the Senate late Wednesday passed a $2.2 trillion economic aid bill that would increase the basic unemployment benefit by about