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The House and Senate are in recess for Memorial Day.
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Rep. Underwood Leads 26 Democratic House Members in Letter Calling for Measures to Lower Healthcare Costs to be Included in Reconciliation...more
6/1/2022
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September 27 -
House Rules Committee Meeting: to discuss H.R. 3110 — PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, H.R. 3992 — Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act and H.R. 2119 — Family Violence Prevention...more
9/28/2021
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This week in Washington: Reconciliation markup passes out of House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees....more
This week in Washington: Reconciliation markups begin.
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• Need for Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government...more
9/14/2021
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This week in Washington: Senate passes infrastructure bill; Senate passes budget resolution with reconciliation instructions; Congress enters recess with House members to return Aug. 23....more
8/17/2021
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Congress -
House and Senate are in recess for two weeks.
Senate -
Brooks-LaSure Confirmed as CMS Administrator -
On May 25, the Senate voted 55-44 to confirm Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the Centers for Medicare...more
This week in Washington: Biden Administration expresses support for WTO TRIPS Waiver....more
This week in Washington: Andrea Palm’s nomination for HHS Deputy Secretary Advances out of Senate Finance Committee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s nomination deadlocked....more
4/27/2021
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This week in Washington: President sends budget request to Congress. ...more
This week in Washington: House and Senate return from congressional work period....more
4/13/2021
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