Politics · 115th Congress
Are the Suburbs Getting More Progressive on Guns? Moms Demand Action Bets Yes
But as a stay-at-home mom with a relatively flexible schedule, she was often able to stick around until the meeting occurred.
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Policy · 115th Congress
Health Care Exchange Premiums Dip, Finally
Foundation’s director of health reform and private insurance, said that reinsurance helped stabilize some markets and said that federal action last year to shorten the open enrollment period one year ahead of schedule
Policy · 115th Congress
Trump Wants to Freeze It. But Federal Pay Isn’t Driving Deficits
Critics argue federal pay is out of whack with the private sector, and the structure of the General Schedule and other federal pay systems is too mechanical to allow for true “merit-based” pay.
Politics · 115th Congress
Red-State Democrats Zero In on Opioid Epidemic
The Senate returns from a brief recess this week to a busy fall schedule that includes government funding legislation and a Supreme Court nomination, leaving little wiggle room to pass an opioids
Policy · 115th Congress
House Prepares for Week of Action on Opioid Bills
One bill under consideration that remains controversial would create a new class on the controlled substances schedule for compounds related to the super-potent pain medication fentanyl.
Politics · 115th Congress
For Some in Congress, the Opioid Crisis Is Personal
The measures would give the Drug Enforcement Administration authority to deem certain fentanyl analogues as Schedule 1, a classification for drugs such as heroin that have no medical use and a high
Politics · 115th Congress
Hoyer Listening Tour Gathers Ideas for Unifying Economic Agenda
His office hopes to schedule more stops and to wrap the tour in late spring or early summer, after which Hoyer and his staff will identify common issues that can be addressed through legislation.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Doctors Are Drowning in Data Entry as Health IT Policy Lags
Electronic health records are widespread, and people can schedule a doctor’s appointment on a smartphone app.
Politics · 115th Congress
In Budget Talks, the ‘Dreamer’ Tail Wags the Spending Caps Dog
of nearly 700,000 “Dreamers” living in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, as a major drag on wrapping up appropriations bills that are months behind schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
History Shows You Can’t Bank on Tax Bill Projections
The budget recorded a $69 billion surplus in fiscal 1998, four years ahead of schedule.
An Old Saw’s New Twist: Death (of the Deficit Hawks) and Taxes
The programs over which lawmakers exercise their power of the purse each year, through their convoluted and always-behind-schedule appropriations system, routinely comprise just under 30 percent of
Politics · 115th Congress
Amid Health Care Chaos, Graham and Cassidy Still Lacking Votes
While White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short said on national television Sunday he expected a vote on the repeal bill on Wednesday, senior Republican leaders did not appear to have such a schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
Collins, Murkowski Set the Stage for McCain’s Dramatic Vote
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) July 27, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; A committee spokesperson told The Washington Times that the delay was “due to uncertainty of the Senate schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
McCain Absence Gives GOP More Time to Win — Or Lose — Health Care Votes
McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, announced the schedule change Saturday night, after the announcement that McCain would be staying home in Arizona on the advice of doctors following surgery to remove
Politics · 115th Congress
A Friendly Face: Pence Deployed to Governors
instance, Pence has attended security conferences in Europe and Asia, and held private talks and meetings with leaders from countries such as Greece, Cyprus, and El Salvador, which failed to make Trump’s schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Health Care Discussions Continue as Agenda Stalls
“We have all these issues sitting out there, but we don’t have [any] schedule.” The chamber’s to-do list remains lengthy.
Politics · 115th Congress
GOP Senators Express Doubt About Health Care Vote
Johnson said there won’t be enough time for his Wisconsin constituents to digest the bill and give him their feedback under the current schedule.
Politics · 115th Congress
Activists Applaud Senate Democrats’ Harder Line on GOP Health Care Bill
They argue that the Republican strategy of keeping the bill’s contents and schedule under wraps has been effective at avoiding public pressure against the bill.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump — A President Without a True Party on Capitol Hill
) and there is no legislation in Congress, the exuberant president tweeted Sunday night: “The massive TAX CUTS/REFORM that I have submitted is moving along in the process very well, actually ahead of schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
Get Ready for the Senate’s Obamacare Repeal Slog
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, declined to outline a schedule for Senate consideration of the health care reconciliation measure. “There’s no timeline.