A 32-hour week? It could work for Congress, staff say
The vast majority decided to continue the reduced schedules after the study ended. Some Hill offices already dabble with shorter hours during slow periods. Aides for Rep.
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So long, farewell: Departing senators say goodbye to speaking from the floor
Fellow senators, family members and staff alike have customarily paused from their schedules for many of these speeches.
Congress · 118th Congress
Republicans say in-person Congress will help bipartisanship; not everyone agrees
With multiple committee assignments, lawmakers can be torn between clashing schedules or stuck in meetings that drag into the night.
Congress · 118th Congress
Schedules and snipes: The colloquy tradition rolls on
Last Congress, Scalise had regular opportunities to ask about Democrats' agenda during floor colloquies. Now the shoe’s on the other foot.
Congress · 117th Congress
Neal unveils paid leave, child care plan ahead of Biden speech
“Our economy is premised on the idea that some workers are worthy of ‘perks’, like paid leave or affordable child care that works for their schedules, while the majority are forced to fend for themselves
Congress · 117th Congress
Waters, Warren back probe of hedge funds’ role in GameStop
House panel schedules a Feb. 18 hearing to examine the role of hedge funds in the trading frenzy involving GameStop stock shares.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden announces distribution of more COVID-19 vaccine supplies
While the contracts are likely to contain delivery schedules and reporting requirements for delays, the contracts were heavily redacted before being released to the public, advocates say.
Congress · 116th Congress
Hill layoffs? Amodei considers it, while other House offices shuffle to meet constituent needs
Alabama Republican Bradley Byrne credited his team for pitching in wherever they’re needed, as the coronavirus continues to scramble schedules and priorities.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Pandemics change, but Congress stays the same
Neither the Senate nor House historical offices could find evidence the chambers altered their schedules; the Congressional Record doesn’t reveal that they made much of an impression.
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines get break from service requirements
Grants and loans from the recovery measure came with mandates to continue serving all airports on their schedules. Exceptions have been made.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Dec. 13
“You’ve just blown up everybody’s schedules,” shouted ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., who later called Nadler’s move “the most bush league stunt I have seen in my professional life.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Warren ‘Medicare for All’ plan has $20.5 trillion price tag
roughly the forty biggest banks in the country,” according to the plan, would raise about $100 billion more.Taxes on large corporations ($2.9 trillion): The plan would eliminate accelerated-depreciation schedules
Congress · 116th Congress
LGBTQ Equality Act passes House, pushing back on Trump’s religious freedom policies
Advocates worry that someone who schedules appointments or cleans medical instruments could object to assisting with an abortion or serving LGBT people.
Congress · 116th Congress
Boeing faces increasing political pressure to ground 737 Max 8
“The right thing to do is just to ground these aircraft, so that the airlines that have them would be able to adjust schedules, and make sure that other aircraft that are not the Max aircraft that
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Meet the New President — All 50 of Them
After the president said he would renegotiate NAFTA and pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, governors stepped up their international travel schedules to assure foreign leaders