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The House and Senate are in recess for Memorial Day.
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Rep. Underwood Leads 26 Democratic House Members in Letter Calling for Measures to Lower Healthcare Costs to be Included in Reconciliation...more
6/1/2022
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This Week in Washington: President Biden Signs Omnibus Appropriations Package into Law to Fund the Federal Government Through FY 2022...more
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January 11 -
Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee Hearing: “Addressing New Variants: A Federal Perspective on the COVID-19 Response” 10:00 a.m....more
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House Passes Reconciliation Package -
On Nov. 19, the House passed the $1.7 trillion reconciliation package with a vote of 220-213. Votes came the morning after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...more
11/23/2021
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This week in Washington: Congressional Democrats reach drug pricing agreement; bipartisan infrastructure bill goes to President Biden’s desk with budget reconciliation bill delayed....more
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November 2 -
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Hearing: “Next Steps: Examining Plans for the Continuation of the Department of Veterans Affairs...more
11/2/2021
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October 26 -
House Education and Labor Committee, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services Hearing: “Protecting Lives and Livelihoods:...more
This week in Washington: Reconciliation delayed; short-term debt ceiling fix passed....more
10/12/2021
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This week in Washington: Senate passes infrastructure bill; Senate passes budget resolution with reconciliation instructions; Congress enters recess with House members to return Aug. 23....more
8/17/2021
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House and Senate are in recess for two weeks.
Senate -
Brooks-LaSure Confirmed as CMS Administrator -
On May 25, the Senate voted 55-44 to confirm Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the Centers for Medicare...more
This week in Washington: Biden Administration expresses support for WTO TRIPS Waiver....more
This week in Washington: President Biden Announces American Families Plan Vision in Speech to Joint Session of Congress....more
This week in Washington: Andrea Palm’s nomination for HHS Deputy Secretary Advances out of Senate Finance Committee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s nomination deadlocked....more
4/27/2021
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This week in Washington: President sends budget request to Congress. ...more
This week in Washington: Becerra confirmed 50-49 to be Secretary of Health and Human Services...more
3/23/2021
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