As Congress returns: health care fixes
After the Senate failed to pass a version of repeal and replace in late July, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of […]
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As Congress returns: Debt limit, appropriations
Of all the five-alarm fires brewing already in September, the debt limit might be the most pressing. Administration officials have […]
A must-pass Fall for Congress
To say Congress has a full plate as it returned to work this week doesn’t do the plate justice. The […]
As Congress returns: Harvey supplemental funding, flood insurance reauth
The results of Hurricane Harvey’s historic landfall will certainly eclipse the combined economic and insurance losses associated with Hurricane Katrina, […]
House passes regulatory regime for autonomous vehicles, debate moves to Senate
Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3388, the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Development and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF […]
General order: Kelly quickly imposes discipline and stability on turbulent West Wing
I have never had a problem speaking truth to power, and I firmly believe that those in power deserve full […]
Border Adjustment Dropped from GOP Tax Plan
Bowing to the demands of major retailers, whose claims were buoyed by conservative activists like import-reliant Koch brothers, the White […]
House E&C Cmte. green lights autonomous vehicles
A powerful US House panel on Thursday unanimously approved a first-of-its-kind bill to set federal rules for autonomous vehicles, making […]
Where McConnell’s latest attempt to pass a health care bill stands
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest attempt to pass the GOP’s health care agenda was revived this week with the […]
Congress seeks elusive consensus before summer recess
Barring cancellation of a portion or all of the scheduled summer recess—an event not currently expected despite the requests of […]
How the Better Care Reconciliation Act changes Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers
Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) permits a state to apply for a State Innovation Waiver to pursue […]
How the House, Senate GOP health bills would change Medicaid
Perhaps the biggest change in both the House and Senate versions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replace […]