by Jordana Choucair | Nov 8, 2021 | D.C. News
A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more employees, health care workers, and federal contractors. The court gave the federal government until 5:00pm today to respond....
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 8, 2021 | D.C. News
The House late Friday cleared a Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill by a vote of 228-206. All but six Democrats voting for the measure, along with 13 Republicans. The bipartisan bill would reauthorize surface transportation and water programs for five years,...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 5, 2021 | D.C. News
The Biden administration set a January 4 deadline for its private-sector vaccine mandate. However, all unvaccinated workers must start wearing masks indoors a month earlier on December 5. The regulations are aimed at health care workers and businesses with 100 or more...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 5, 2021 | D.C. News
The House today will vote on President Biden’s $1.85 trillion spending package as well as the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The House Rules Committee met late Thursday night to advance the final text of the bill that would expand health care, childcare,...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 3, 2021 | D.C. News
Senate Democrats have reached an agreement to lower prescription drug prices. The deal hits on Democrats’ three main pillars of drug price reform: It would allow Medicare to negotiate the prices of some drugs; it would put a cap on how much drugmakers can hike...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 2, 2021 | D.C. News
Senator Joe Manchin said he would not support President Biden’s revised spending plan without “greater clarity” about its economic effects. Citing “budget gimmicks,” Manchin said that the package’s full price tag could be double the advertised cost if the proposed...
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