National Governors Association Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) and incoming chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) discuss the NGA Summer Meeting and policy priorities.
Hannibal Ware, inspector general of the Small Business Administration (SBA), testified before the House Small Business Committee on his office's COVID-19 fraud report, which states that about $200 billion in loans were potentially fraudulent. This estimate differs from SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman's approximation of $36 billion in fraud. The SBA has stated that the inspector general's figure is significantly higher, because it is based only on an initial automated screening and includes false positives. Inspector General Ware said this was "absolutely false." Administrator Guzman was absent from the hearing, reportedly due to previously scheduled commitments.
National Governors Association Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) and incoming chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) discused the NGA Summer Meeting and policy priorities.
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su signs memorandums of understanding with Interior Sec. Deb Haaland and EPA Chief of Staff Dan Utech at the Labor Department in Washington, DC. The agreements focus on creating union jobs and a clean energy economy.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republican leaders spoke to reporters following the passage of a defense authorization bill, split along party lines over an anti-abortion provision supported by the GOP. They said the bill would boost national security by increasing pay for servicemembers, and chastised House Democrats for their opposition to the legislation over its anti-abortion language. Speaker McCarthy also answered questions from reporters, including on potential reforms for the FBI.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussed the latest on the party's policy agenda at a news conference with reporters on Capitol Hill. He touched on a number of topics, including the recent House passage of an amendment to an authorization bill for the Defense Department that would block the Pentagon's policy assuring access to abortion care for servicemembers. Rep. Jeffries said Democrats would continue to work to oppose that provision as the bill came to the House floor.
Legal professionals and scholars testified on the government's use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance. They addressed Section 702 of FISA, its potential reauthorization, and alleged abuses of the FBI by conducting unlawful surveillance on U.S. citizens. Other topics addressed included reforms needed to be made to Section 702, what to do if it sunsets, and how best to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights of U.S. citizens.
Legal professionals and scholars testified on the government's use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance. They addressed Section 702 of FISA, its potential reauthorization, and alleged abuses of the FBI by conducting unlawful surveillance on U.S. citizens. Other topics addressed included reforms needed to be made to Section 702, what to do if it sunsets, and how best to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights of U.S. citizens.
USC public policy professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett argued that rural & urban America have more in common than what Americans have been led to believe. She was interviewed by former Senator Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND).
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussed the latest on the party's policy agenda at a news conference with reporters on Capitol Hill. He touched on a number of topics, including the recent House passage of an amendment to an authorization bill for the Defense Department that would block the Pentagon's policy assuring access to abortion care for servicemembers. Rep. Jeffries said Democrats would continue to work to oppose that provision as the bill came to the House floor.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republican leaders spoke to reporters following the passage of a defense authorization bill, split along party lines over an anti-abortion provision supported by the GOP. They said the bill would boost national security by increasing pay for servicemembers, and chastised House Democrats for their opposition to the legislation over its anti-abortion language. Speaker McCarthy also answered questions from reporters, including on potential reforms for the FBI.
Legal professionals and scholars testified on the government's use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance. They addressed Section 702 of FISA, its potential reauthorization, and alleged abuses of the FBI by conducting unlawful surveillance on U.S. citizens. Other topics addressed included reforms needed to be made to Section 702, what to do if it sunsets, and how best to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights of U.S. citizens.
Legal professionals and scholars testified on the government's use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance. They addressed Section 702 of FISA, its potential reauthorization, and alleged abuses of the FBI by conducting unlawful surveillance on U.S. citizens. Other topics addressed included reforms needed to be made to Section 702, what to do if it sunsets, and how best to protect civil liberties and constitutional rights of U.S. citizens.
USC public policy professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett argued that rural & urban America have more in common than what Americans have been led to believe. She was interviewed by former Senator Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND).
Various state officials testified on waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government's welfare program before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare. The program, known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), provides cash assistance and other services to low-income families, with a focus on getting recipients back to work. Though federally funded, it is executed by the states.
Incoming National Governors Association Chair Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) held a panel on political polarization during the 2023 annual meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey. As the new incoming chair, Gov. Spencer created a new initiative, "Disagree Better," which hopes to address divisiveness in politics as well as in society. He said everyone needs to do a better job at listening to each other's differences while still being respectful and treating people with dignity.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussed the latest on the party's policy agenda at a news conference with reporters on Capitol Hill. He touched on a number of topics, including the recent House passage of an amendment to an authorization bill for the Defense Department that would block the Pentagon's policy assuring access to abortion care for servicemembers. Rep. Jeffries said Democrats would continue to work to oppose that provision as the bill came to the House floor.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republican leaders spoke to reporters following the passage of a defense authorization bill, split along party lines over an anti-abortion provision supported by the GOP. They said the bill would boost national security by increasing pay for servicemembers, and chastised House Democrats for their opposition to the legislation over its anti-abortion language. Speaker McCarthy also answered questions from reporters, including on potential reforms for the FBI.
