February 22, 2021

House and Senate Appropriations Chairs Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) will reportedly announce in the coming weeks that Democrats will reinstate earmarks, or Member-directed spending, in this year’s appropriations spending bills. Democrats say they will create a public,...

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February 4, 2021

President Biden’s American Rescue Plan calls for raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Since Congress is likely to pass...

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January 22, 2021

While the process of organizing the Senate's committees at the beginning of each Congress entails a bit of work for the two Leaders and their staff, it is usually accomplished in prompt order - even in times of a 50/50...

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January 19, 2021

[caption id="attachment_4435" align="aligncenter" width="667"] (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)[/caption] Now that the House has again impeached President Trump, it will,...

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January 15, 2021

Last night in Wilmington, Delaware, President-elect Joe Biden announced his plan for additional coronavirus relief: the American Rescue Plan. It...

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January 6, 2021

Introduction The Georgia Senate races have (finally) concluded, officially ending the 2020 election cycle; Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) has been...

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