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“I’d like to work with her:” GOP senators respond to new immigration bill

“I’d like to work with her:” GOP senators respond to new immigration bill

by Ali Bianco | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – A freshman GOP lawmaker’s immigration bill might be a non-starter under a Democrat-controlled Congress. But if Republicans retake either chamber in November, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s (R-Fla.) proposal could provide groundwork for increased border...
Hydrogen fuel bridges bipartisan divide during Senate hearing

Hydrogen fuel bridges bipartisan divide during Senate hearing

by Jorja Siemons | Feb 15, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Clean hydrogen fuel’s versatility and flexibility makes it foundational to a clean energy transition, experts told lawmakers, including clean hydrogen enthusiast Joe Manchin, at a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing Thursday.  “It...
A Day Without Immigrants: Hundreds take to D.C. in national call for immigration reform

A Day Without Immigrants: Hundreds take to D.C. in national call for immigration reform

by Ali Bianco | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON – When Evelyn Marroquin went to work last week at Montgomery County Public Schools, she walked up to her employers and told them that she would be out next Monday. “Ah,” they said, “It must be because of the Super Bowl.”  But this wasn’t about a game....
VIDEO: Lawmakers Hesitant To Release Billions In Aid For Afghanistan Amid Taliban Control

VIDEO: Lawmakers Hesitant To Release Billions In Aid For Afghanistan Amid Taliban Control

by Diego Ramos Bechara | Feb 11, 2022 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — Some lawmakers expressed concern on Wednesday about releasing billions of dollars in held Afghan assets to combat the country’s humanitarian crisis amid fears the Taliban would seize the funds as they continue to expand control in the region. ...
VIDEO: Humanitarian aid must be delivered to the Afghanistan people, not the Taliban, lawmakers worry

VIDEO: Humanitarian aid must be delivered to the Afghanistan people, not the Taliban, lawmakers worry

by Jenny Huh | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Amid Afghanistan’s growing humanitarian crisis, lawmakers are brainstorming ways to ensure humanitarian aid reaches the Afghan people, while not empowering the Taliban. “The worst case scenario of all would be if humanitarian aid were...
Blast from the Past: Aging Committee members introduce old-school bipartisan legislation

Blast from the Past: Aging Committee members introduce old-school bipartisan legislation

by Zachary Kessel | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – For Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and ranking member Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Thursday’s hearing on dual-enrollment in Medicare and Medicaid was an opportunity to tout an accomplishment all too rare in today’s political climate:...
Lawmakers: speeding up land valuation, acquisition vital to conservation

Lawmakers: speeding up land valuation, acquisition vital to conservation

by Samantha Aguilar | Feb 9, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — The valuation process needed to acquire land under the Land and Water Conservation Fund has become increasingly and unreasonably time consuming, both Republican and Democratic senators said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.  “Appraisals that literally...
FCC nominee stresses her impartiality amidst Republican criticism

FCC nominee stresses her impartiality amidst Republican criticism

by Shannon Coan | Feb 9, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Gigi Sohn told sometimes skeptical lawmakers on Wednesday that recusals from issues relating to retransmission fees and television broadcast copyright would not hinder her ability to serve on the Federal Communications Commission. “It’s a voluntary,...
VIDEO: Substitute teachers protest for higher wages

VIDEO: Substitute teachers protest for higher wages

by Grace Deng | Feb 9, 2022 | Education, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – On Monday, substitute teachers in the district protested for higher wages, benefits and professional development outside of Mayor Bowser’s office.  “Mayor Bowser, you’ve been really disrespecting the substitute teachers. You have a large surplus in your...
CFTC Asks Lawmakers To Ramp Up Crypto Regulation

CFTC Asks Lawmakers To Ramp Up Crypto Regulation

by Zachary Miller | Feb 9, 2022 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Cryptocurrencies shed more than $1 trillion in global value since November, and the space is overrun with scams. Wednesday, the regulatory agency tasked with overseeing digital assets told senators they lacked the information, resources and mandate to...
Senators Examine “Texas Two-Step” Bankruptcy Abuses

Senators Examine “Texas Two-Step” Bankruptcy Abuses

by Zachary Miller | Feb 8, 2022 | Business, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — March 2023. That’s when Kimberly Ann Naranjo told senators she was expected to die of mesothelioma. “It all happened so fast,” Naranjo, a mother of seven, told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday. “One week I was enjoying my forever home, surrounded...
Advocates Call For Renewed Congressional Waterway Funding

Advocates Call For Renewed Congressional Waterway Funding

by Charlotte Varnes | Feb 8, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON –– Advocates called for renewed funding for American waterways, ports and ecosystems and continued work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a House hearing on Tuesday. “Water infrastructure is central to prosperity in California and the West, and...
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