Republican Rep. Joe Wilson announces plan to propose $250 bill featuring Trump
Rep. Joe Wilson, a U.S. House Republican from South Carolina, plans to put forward a proposal to create a $250 bill that features President Donald Trump
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Bipartisan House Members Push for Pharmacy Payment Reform
Members took aim at pharmacy benefit managers in key health subcommittee hearing. Congress aims to lower prescription prices by regulating the practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), companies that lawmakers say drive up costs, creating hardship for patients, and small businesses, and an added burden to taxpayers. PBMs, which are largely invisible to the general
Congress Has No Plan to Fund Government as Shutdown Deadline Nears
The deadline to pass permanent spending bills, or a continuing resolution, is March 14. For months, Congress has been undecided on what to do. WASHINGTON—The U.S. government will shut down on March 14, and Congress has not yet released a plan on how to fund it. Since Dec. 20, 2024, the government has operated by
Congress Has 2 Weeks to Fund Government as Shutdown Deadline Nears
The deadline to pass permanent spending bills, or a continuing resolution, is March 14. For months, Congress has been undecided on what to do. WASHINGTON—Congress is running out of time to release a plan to fund government before the shutdown date of March 14. Since Dec. 20, 2024, the government has operated under a “continuing
HHS Pauses Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Develop New COVID-19 Vaccine
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the 90-day stop-work order with Vaxart Inc. before clinical trials were set to begin. Clinical trials for a new COVID-19 vaccine were halted after a multi-million contract authorized by the Biden administration to develop the inoculation was paused by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy
HHS Pauses Multimillion-Dollar Contract to Develop New COVID-19 Vaccine
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the 90-day stop work order with Vaxart Inc. before clinical trials were set to begin. Clinical trials for a new COVID-19 vaccine were halted after a multimillion-dollar contract authorized by the Biden administration to develop the vaccine was paused by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
House, Senate Republicans Have Different Budget Plans—Here’s What to Know
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) are at odds over the budget reconciliation plan. Republicans in Congress are moving rapidly to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda through sweeping spending and policy legislation even as divisions linger between House and Senate Republicans on the best approach. Both chambers agree on