Policy · 116th Congress
Colleges weigh how to confront COVID-19 as they plan to reopen
Grinnell expects to have an average of 600 tests available each week, President Raynard Kington told CQ Roll Call.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Victims’ lives turn on coming military sexual assault debate
Fidell, who teaches military justice at Yale Law School. “It really belongs in a museum.” [jwp-video n=”1″] Overturning a conviction is not routine, but it happens.
Policy · 116th Congress
USDA is key for food aid, but may lack speed in crisis
the dramatic shifts in the supply chain for perishable items like fresh fruits and vegetables,” Mollie Van Lieu, senior director of the United Fresh Produce Association, said in an interview with CQ Roll
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 amplifies racial disparities in maternal health
worried about her low platelet count and felt her concerns were not being heard at Montefiore Medical Center, where her mother Renita Isaac has worked for 25 years, her partner Bruce McIntyre told CQ Roll
Policy · 116th Congress
White House weighs ending its coronavirus task force
CQ Roll Call received a transcript from the vice president’s office.
Policy · 116th Congress
States navigate jobless flood at different speeds
Based on data released by the Labor Department, CQ Roll Call calculated that only about 59 percent of some 855,000 initial claims filed in Ohio have been processed into the unemployment caseload.
Policy · 116th Congress
EPA and Interior ease rules amid pandemic as repeal window nears
“It’s something that the Trump administration has to be thinking about,” said Sean Hecht, co-executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the UCLA School of
Policy · 116th Congress
Some state officials skeptical of push to quickly open economy
The administration laid out a three-phase approach to easing restrictions on businesses and social distancing, according to a White House document obtained by CQ Roll Call.
Policy · 116th Congress
Obama small-business chief says Democrats should act now on loan funds
“Congress has to act as soon as possible,” Mills told CQ Roll Call in an interview Thursday, adding that she’s spoken recently with Democratic senators and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senators scrutinize FTC powers to curb COVID-19 price gouging
election year, the current pandemic could provide enough momentum to get an anti-price gouging bill across the finish line in a short time, according to Bill Kovacic, a George Washington University Law School
Policy · 116th Congress
H-1B workers lose jobs, legal status amid pandemic
[‘Dreamers’ in health care sector help save COVID patients while in legal limbo] Upadhyay came to the United States from Mumbai, India, in 2013 to attend graduate school at Southern Methodist
Policy · 116th Congress
‘Dreamers’ in health care sector help save COVID patients while in legal limbo
Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School, a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s termination of DACA, urged Supreme Court justices in a letter to protect
Policy · 116th Congress
EPA urged to heed warning in study of pollution and COVID-19
A study showing a link between long-term exposure to pollution and higher COVID-19 deaths is shining a spotlight on the EPA’s role, as public health officials call for the agency to strengthen, not weaken
Policy · 116th Congress
White House preparedness for pandemic threat has faltered across four presidencies
But a variety of longtime experts in disaster response who spoke to CQ Roll Call warn that the country risks missing some of the lessons from what is the largest public health crisis in a century
Policy · 116th Congress
Naturalized citizens could be critical in this fall’s election
I always wanted to become a citizen, but … we couldn’t get the money together,” says Inhof, who works as a translator for her school district.
Policy · 116th Congress
Community health centers face patient surge, financial worries
Monoian told CQ Roll Call last week that she’d had to furlough workers, as the health center prepared for the virus to reach that part of the state.
Policy · 116th Congress
Working from home pushes demand for internet, video services
Overall, the company has seen 8 million to 9 million net new attendees on its platform, coming from new companies and institutions using its services as a result of the work and school closures.
Congress · 116th Congress
Self-swab coronavirus tests face regulatory and logistic issues
Companies’ plans Before the FDA announced its crackdown, CQ Roll Call spoke to two companies planning to launch self-administered tests and one that is already operational.