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Parties play chicken on omnibus as shutdown deadline approaches
Roll Call – December 8, 2022
Top Democrats are playing hardball on government funding with just over a week before federal agencies run out of budget authority after next Friday night.
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House passes annual defense funding bill
The Hill – December 8, 2022
The House on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the mammoth, $847 billion measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of the year-end deadline. The measure includes language that repeals the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. service members, which has been in place since August 2021.
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| Elections News |
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Why Warnock’s win in Georgia will change the Senate next year
Roll Call – December 7, 2022
Come January, the Democratic caucus will have 51 members, bringing an end to the power-sharing agreement with Republicans that governed Senate operations for the duration of the 117th Congress. With Republicans taking control of the House, there might not be much legislating, but it will be easier for Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., to advance other parts of the agenda.
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| Healthcare News |
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House passage of two public health care bills
House Committtee on Energy & Commerce – December 2, 2022
This week the House passed two bills to improve our nation’s public health system by investing in research opportunities and expanding access to critical preventative services.
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| Higher Education News |
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GAO releases report blasting colleges for misleading financial aid letters
The Hill – December 6, 2022
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) blasted colleges in a new report for misleading students in financial aid letters about the total cost of attendance. Ninety-one percent of colleges underestimated or did not include the net price of attending their institution in financial aid offers to students, according to the GAO report released on Monday.
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