This week in Washington: Congress moves towards budget reconciliation....more
This week in Washington: President Biden issues important executive orders on healthcare....more
This week in Washington: The 117th Congress will be in session on Jan. 21.
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Senate Finance Issues Bipartisan Report on Rising Insulin Prices...more
This week in Washington: Washington waited for a COVID-19 stimulus and omnibus appropriations bill ahead of the holiday recess, and a deal was struck Sunday night; Attached to the COVID-19 relief provisions and omnibus...more
This week in Washington: COVID-19 relief bill negotiations begin in earnest; Congress works on Appropriations bills hoping to have them passed before government funding ends on Dec. 11....more
This week in Washington: Congress gets organized for next Congress; House passes health care bills; COVID-19 vaccine is the talk of the town....more
11/24/2020
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This week in Washington: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced he is waiting to see who will become the next House speaker before working on another COVID-19 stimulus package; Senate Appropriations Committee releases...more
11/17/2020
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This week in Washington: Washington’s focus has been on the presidential and Senate races....more
11/10/2020
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This week in Washington: Washington is relatively quiet because of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. Grassley, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Transparency and Accountability within the Federal Government...more
This week in Washington: Mnuchin and Pelosi continue discussions for COVID-19 stimulus package....more
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On Oct. 13, House Energy & Commerce Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ), House Ways & Means Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) and Senate...more
10/20/2020
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This week in Washington: Negotiations for COVID-19 stimulus package are ongoing; House and Senate are in recess....more
10/13/2020
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This week in Washington: The Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government until Dec. 11 was signed by President Trump; House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill....more
10/6/2020
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This week in Washington: House passes bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to avoid government shutdown; Senate set to pass the CR this Tuesday....more
9/29/2020
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This week in Washington: The Republican COVID-19 legislative package fails to pass in the Senate; Congress is in negotiations for a continuing resolution to fund the government until 2021....more
This week in Washington: Congress remains in a district work period, while COVID-19 legislative talks continue....more
This week in Washington: COVID-19 bill negotiations continue; House and Senate remain in district work periods....more
This week in Washington: Senate stays in session this week as negotiations on the COVID-19 package continue, but is not expecting votes; House remains in district work period....more
8/11/2020
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This week in Washington: COVID-19 bill negotiations continue.
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Senate Committee on Finance: Part 1: Protecting the Reliability of the U.S. Medical Supply Chain During the COVID-19...more
This week in Washington: House passes first set of Appropriations bills; President Trump signs Executive Orders on Prescription Drugs after COVID-19 bill stalled....more
This week in Washington: Both the House and Senate return to session, discussions on the next COVID-19 package begin....more
7/21/2020
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On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and announced other adjustments to the...more
This week in Washington: The House and Senate are out for a two-week working period until July 17th....more
This week in Washington: Trump administration again attempts to overturn ACA in Supreme Court, House considers legislation to shore up ACA and multiple hearings related to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
6/30/2020
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This week in Washington: Senate begins considering appropriation bills and hearings on COVID-19 and health disparities continue....more