This week in Washington: Supreme Court Rules on Biden Administration Vaccine Mandates
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House Democrats Introduce Bill to Increase Access to At-Home COVID-19 Tests
On Jan. 12, Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Joe Morelle (D-NY) and Kaiali’i Kahele
This week in Washington: Build Back Better Negotiations on Hold
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Reps. DelBene and Bucshon Call for Investment in KidneyX Initiative
On Dec. 20, Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN), co-chairs of the Congressional Kidney Caucus, led a
This week in Washington: President Biden acknowledges that the Build Back Better Act might not pass Congress this year.
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The House and Senate are in recess.
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On Dec. 14, the House and Senate passed the debt ceiling increase,
This week in Washington: Congress makes agreement on pathway forward to raise the debt ceiling.
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House Passes 15 Health Bills
On Dec. 8, the House voted to pass 15 health bills. The bills, with a brief summary, can be
This week in Washington: Congress passes continuing resolution, funding the government until Feb. 18.
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Reps. McMorris Rodgers and Comer Request Information on Biden Administration Compliance With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
On Nov. 23, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (D-WA-5) and James
This week in Washington: House passes reconciliation package.
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House Passes Reconciliation Package
On Nov. 19, the House passed the $1.7 trillion reconciliation package with a vote of 220-213. Votes came the morning after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published
This week in Washington: CBO Scores Reconciliation Package While House Waits.
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Reconciliation Update
In a Nov. 9 post, Congressional Budget Committee (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel said the CBO is in the process of preparing a cost estimate for the
On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule to update the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and address other Medicare Part B issues for Calendar Year (CY) 2022. The rule, which goes into
This week in Washington: Congressional Democrats reach drug pricing agreement; bipartisan infrastructure bill goes to President Biden’s desk with budget reconciliation bill delayed.
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House Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Delays Social Budget Reconciliation Package Bill
On Nov. 6, the House voted
This week in Washington: The budget reconciliation saga continues.
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Build Back Better Activity
On Oct. 27, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wrote a “Dear Colleague” letter stating that the House was close to agreement on the priorities and budget of