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It’s a weird time in Congress with a war going on in Europe

March 7, 2022 “Going, Weird, Congress, Time, It's, Europe0 comment

Besides the omnibus budget package, Congress is dealing with a few other issues this week, like postal reform. But it’s a short week, as the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Federal Drive</a> with Tom Temin learned from Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. <blockquote>Tom Temin: Loren, the omnibus packages that are coming forth to be voted on sometime during this week, presumably to get to the President’s desk, they have to finish those votes this week before they go on recess. So tell us what the schedule for that would look…

DoD sends Congress nearly triple the amount of annual reports it did 20 years ago

February 23, 2022 Years, Nearly, annual, triple, amount, Congress, Reports, sends0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>. In 20 years, the number of annual reports the Defense Department must make to Congress has nearly tripled to more than 1,400. DoD officials have tried to get a handle on this task, which required untold thousands of man-hours. For what it could do to help streamline the process, the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</a> turned to the director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government…

The Bill That Congress Might Be Embarrassed Enough to Pass

January 30, 2022 Congress, Bill, pass, might, enough, Embarrassed0 comment

In secret meetings two years ago this month, members of Congress were briefed on what the rest of America would soon learn: A deadly virus was spreading rapidly overseas and headed for the United States. Some lawmakers acted immediately—not in the public’s interest, but in their own. They sold stocks weeks before markets crashed, when the scale of the threat posed by the novel coronavirus became broadly known. A global pandemic was unfolding, and these lawmakers were fretting as much about the health of their financial portfolios as about the…

Jan. 6 Panel Asks Member Of Congress For Info For The First Time

December 21, 2021 first, Congress, asks, Time, panel, info, Member, Jan.0 comment

The Jan. 6 Committee asked Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) for information about the attack on the Capitol and the Big Lie on Monday. It’s the first time that the committee has publicly turned its investigation of the insurrection towards a sitting member of Congress. Talking Points Memo

Trump Spews More Anti-Semitism, Says Jews Used To Control Congress

December 18, 2021 Antisemitism, Spews, Congress, says, more, Jews, Control, used, Trump0 comment

Former President Donald Trump continued his long-running tradition of anti-Semitic statements in a recent interview, saying that Jews have historically controlled Congress. Talking Points Memo

Biden slams Supreme Court’s moves on Texas abortion law, urges Congress to codify Roe v. Wade

December 11, 2021 Wade, codify, Congress, abortion, Biden, Supreme, urges, slams, courts, moves, Texas0 comment

President Biden on Friday said he is “very concerned” that the U.S. Supreme Court let a Texas abortion law remain in effect pending legal challenges. He said that leaving in place the law, known as SB 8, which bans abortions after six months of pregnancy and lawsuits against people who … The Washington Times stories: White House