Congress is Running out of Time As we’ve previously reported, the Senate will return for votes starting on September 15 while the House won’t be back to begin voting until September 20. Various Congressional committe ...
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Problems on Lowering Drug Prices
As we’ve said, lowering drug prices is a top goal of Democrats, including President Biden. Republicans have indicated they will not support that effort so the Democrats have to pass it with just their own members. With ...
Big Agenda – but Little Time to get it Done
The wheels of government usually grind very slowly. That’s by design, but it also reflects the diversity of the country. Citizens living in rural areas have different needs and wants than those in urban or suburban are ...
Congress Out of Session – Sort Of
The House and the Senate remain officially out of session for their August break, but saying that is a bit deceptive. It means the House and Senate chambers in the Capitol are closed for voting. The Senate will retur ...
Weekly Update for Week Ending August 28, 2021
Congress Out of Session – Sort Of The House and the Senate remain officially out of session for their August break, but saying that is a bit deceptive. It means the House and Senate chambers in the Capitol are closed ...
Older Consumers Report Food as Fastest Growing Cost in 2021
(Washington, DC) – As inflation continues to steeply increase prices, older consumers are reporting that food has been the fastest growing category of their household budgets so far this year, according to a new survey b ...
Update: Social Security COLA For Next Year Could Be 6.2%
(Washington, DC) – The annual Social Security cost - of - living adjustment (COLA) could be 6.2 percent next year — the highest in almost four decades according to a new estimate from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
How an Infrastructure Bill Could Affect Drug Prices
It seems strange that a bill that is suppose to deal with the nation’s infrastructure could affect prescription drug prices, but that’s the way Washington works. In order to get less popular items passed, Congressiona ...
New Bill Would Prepare for Future Diseases
The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated in a vivid and tragic way how unprepared we are for new diseases of this type, even though there were warnings for years from medical and scientific experts that we would be hit by one ...
U.S. Health System Gets Failing Grade According to New Study
The U.S. health care system ranks last among 11 high-income countries in providing equitably accessible, affordable, high-quality health care. That’s according to a recent study by the Commonwealth Fund, whose mission ...
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