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Health care spending has become ‘unsustainable,’ McMorris Rodgers says, as Congress presses for clearer pricing

Health care spending has become ‘unsustainable,’ McMorris Rodgers says, as Congress presses for clearer pricing

by Simone Garber | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Health experts on Wednesday urged Congress to take more action to address the growing problem of unaffordable health care and deteriorating quality of care as spending is expected to continue to rise. Health care spending rates grew 4.1% to reach $4.5...
Video: Some Senate Republicans suddenly unwilling to negotiate on border

Video: Some Senate Republicans suddenly unwilling to negotiate on border

by Ellie Skelly | Jan 31, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON- Some Senate Republicans are backing away from border negotiations, responding to calls from former President Donald Trump to abandon the deal.  For weeks Congress has been working to pass a funding bill that bundled aid for the war in Ukraine and border...
Congress hears about how Houthi militant attacks are forcing shippers to change course

Congress hears about how Houthi militant attacks are forcing shippers to change course

by Charlotte Ehrlich | Jan 30, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Experts in the commercial shipping industries outlined the ever-increasing humanitarian and economic costs of recent Iran-backed Houthi militant strikes on American ships positioned in the Red Sea during a subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. The continuing...
Proposed act seeks to restore U.S. patent system, emphasizing biotechnology

Proposed act seeks to restore U.S. patent system, emphasizing biotechnology

by Aidan Johnstone | Jan 24, 2024 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – Intellectual property experts told Congress members on Tuesday that the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) is essential to encourage more inventors to apply and get their patents approved, adding that the act would benefit American innovation...
Video: Republicans Firm on Border Control, Threaten Government Shutdown

Video: Republicans Firm on Border Control, Threaten Government Shutdown

by Maria Heim | Jan 11, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON —  After a failed rule vote on the House floor, both Senate and House Republicans held a press conference on Wednesday, labeling the situation at the southern border as an “imminent national security threat.” “I think it is a huge mistake...
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