Legislators recommend reducing the number of regional banks. Outgoing Senator Pat Toomey penned a legislative proposition to reshape the Federal Reserve’s regional banks and nomination process. Supported by…
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Congressionally Mandated Oil Reserve Sales Cancelled for 2023
SPR levels were significantly depleted by sales in 2022. Congress included a provision in the 2023 spending bill that cancels certain mandated sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve…
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USPS to Deploy 66K Electric Vehicles by 2028
Congress provides $3 billion in funding for network modernization. The United States Postal Service will be acquiring at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles between now and 2028.…
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Spending Bill Provides 4,000 More Visas for Afghan Allies
Senator Shaheen supported the provision that will assist Afghan allies stuck overseas. Congress outlined hundreds of provisions in the omnibus spending bill for 2023. One of these provisions…
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President Authorizes Additional Aid to Ukraine
More military assistance being drawn from Defense Department. This week, President Joe Biden issued another authorization under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for aid to Ukraine. He…
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President Zelenskyy to Address Congress
He will also meet with President Biden regarding continuing aid to Ukraine. The White House announced Wednesday morning that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on his way to…
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Federal Court Blocks Government-Contractor Vaccine Mandate
The ruling states that public health should not overlap with workplace policy. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for government contractors.…
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Federal Legislators Continue to Work on Funding Bill
Congress tries to avert a government shutdown Friday. Members of Congress have unveiled a $1.7 trillion government spending bill that would provide $858 billion to the military. Domestic…
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Bill Introduced to Bar Former President from Federal Office
Legislation cites Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. A group of 40 members of the House, headed by Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island, introduced a bill to…
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Congress Approves Short-Term Funding
The new deadline is December 23. The House and Senate each passed a short-term bill to fund the government until December 23. The one-week continuing resolution averts a…
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