The Congressional Black Caucus is seeking a meeting with President Biden to discuss student loan debt, calling on the White House to approve broad-based cancellation of federal debt through executive action. “The $1.7 trillion student loan debt crisis is a racial and economic justice issue disproportionately impacting Black communities across the nation,” Rep. Joyce Beatty…
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Warnock says he’s meeting with Biden to push for student loan forgiveness
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Wednesday said he’ll be meeting with President Biden to push for student loan debt forgiveness that will be enough “to actually make a difference.” “I’m meeting with the president later today, and I’m going to push him on this issue. Everywhere I go in Georgia, students and families talk to…
Senate GOP resists calls for gun control after Buffalo shooting
Senate Republicans are resisting calls for gun reform in response to the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., frustrating their colleagues across the aisle who say more action is needed in wake of the massacre. While Republicans have been quick to denounce the racist mass shooting, in which 10 people were killed and 3 were…
DeLauro files legislation to address baby formula shortage
House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) on Tuesday filed supplemental funding legislation to address the nationwide baby formula shortage. If passed, the legislation would greenlight $28 million in emergency funds to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) address the shortage and prevents future shortages, the congresswoman’s office said. “The stories of mothers…
Daylight savings change faces trouble in House
Legislation to make daylight saving time permanent passed the Senate this week, but the House is not ready to be a rubber stamp, spelling potential trouble ahead for its passage in the lower chamber.Leaders on both…
Five things to know about the $1.5T spending bill Congress just passed
Congress finally passed a sweeping $1.5 trillion spending omnibus package this week, capping off months of bruising negotiations and partisan fights over how to fund the government through fiscal year 2022.Spending…
Lawmakers reach deal on government funding package
Congressional negotiators have reached a bipartisan deal on a sprawling omnibus package to fund the government, as pressure mounts on lawmakers to wrap up spending talks under the wire amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine….
Congress races to clinch government funding deal
Congressional negotiators are moving quickly to try to finalize work on a sprawling package to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year, though sticking points remain.Lawmake…
Lawmakers rolling out Violence Against Women Act without ‘controversial’ provision
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement on legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that forgoes a key provision that drew opposition from gun …
Short-term government funding bill introduced
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) on Monday introduced a short-term bill that would allow the government to remain funded through early March and temporarily stave off a government shutdown….