Health Policy Report (2/13)

The Week in Review   In a week shortened by the Jewish New Year holiday, Congress attacked the Iran deal and inched closer to a possible continuing resolution to fund the government beyond September 30, the end of the current fiscal year. On the Iran deal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) lost two cloture […]

The Week in Review   The week in Congress was dominated by debate on the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran. Under the deal, Iran will maintain the ability to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, but be subject to intensive inspections from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Republicans have vehemently opposed the deal and […]

The Week in Review   The House and Senate were in recess last week.   The Week Ahead   Congress is set to return today and will begin what is sure to be a hectic period on Capitol Hill.  The first major action for the House will be voting on a formal disapproval of the […]

The Week in Review   The House and Senate were in recess last week.   The Week Ahead   Both chambers of Congress are in recess until Tuesday, September 8. When the Senate reconvenes, members are set to immediately consider a measure which would disapprove of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. For a full […]

  The Week in Review   The House and Senate were in recess last week.   The Week Ahead   Both chambers of Congress are in recess until Tuesday, September 8. When the Senate reconvenes, members are set to immediately consider a measure which would disapprove of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. For a […]

The Week in Review   The House and Senate were in recess last week.   The Week Ahead   Both chambers of Congress are in recess until Tuesday, September 8. When the Senate reconvenes, members are set to immediately consider a measure which would disapprove of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. For a full […]

The Week in Review   August recess arrived last week in Washington, with the Senate pushing off votes on cybersecurity and the Iran deal until lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on September 8.  Under a unanimous consent agreement reached on Wednesday, Republicans and Democrats agreed to postpone debate on a cybersecurity measure (S. 754) that […]

The Week in Review   Two high-profile issues dominated discussion in Congress last week, namely a conclusion to the highway funding debate—for now—and the ongoing controversy over the actions of Planned Parenthood. With the highway funding deadline looming, the Senate and House reached a short-term agreement to keep money flowing for highway construction until October […]

The Week in Review   Last week witnessed a flurry of transportation action, as the Senate worked through the weekend in hopes of advancing their version of highway funding legislation. The Senate’s six-year measure would pay for new highway funding for three years by using a variety of offsets on top of the current federal […]

The Week in Review   Competing approaches to resolving the highway funding challenge emerged in Congress last week, with the House and Senate taking different approaches to the issue. The House passed its version (H.R. 3038) in a 312-119 vote, providing $8 billion in funding for the Highway Trust Fund, which would allow it to […]

The Week in Review   Upon reconvening on Tuesday, both houses of Congress set to work on education bills that aim to provide a major update to the “No Child Left Behind” initiative that was a cornerstone of President George W. Bush’s domestic policy. The House version (H.R. 5) includes language that gives states much […]

The Week in Review   The House and Senate were out last week for the Independence Day recess.  Both chambers plan to reconvene tomorrow, Tuesday, July 7.