by Ali Bianco | Mar 3, 2022 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – As countless Ukrainians begin to leave their homes following the Russian invasion, conversations have spurred around the Capitol about President Biden potentially designating the country for Temporary Protected Status. All the while, countless Central...
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...
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:...
by Mary Yang | Nov 17, 2021 | Living
WASHINGTON — More than 80% of nearly 9,000 low-income areas named “Opportunity Zones” as part of a 2017 tax break program received no money in 2019, federal records show. The reason: There’s no incentive for wealthy taxpayers, who receive generous tax breaks for...
by Mattias Gugel | Mar 6, 2012 | Politics
(Department of Health and Human Services website)WASHINGTON — The panel tasked to cut Medicare costs in the 2010 health care reform law is under attack by Republicans and also some Democrats who complain that the 15 appointed members on the board have little...