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Congressional Republicans Want to Shut Down the Government Instead of Keeping Your Healthcare Costs Low

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Have you heard the federal government is on the brink of shutting down again? Moments like this can be confusing. But let’s be perfectly clear about what’s happening here: Republicans are so hell-bent on jacking up costs and taking away health care from millions of working people, that they are willing to shut down the government to do so. Millions of Americans are relying on Congress to keep health care costs low by voting to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that will lower premiums. Health insurance companies that offer…

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A Perfect Case for Congressional Action

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President Donald Trump sent the global economy into turmoil last week by imposing tariffs on all foreign goods arriving in the United States. Then he altered his own policy, announcing Wednesday that, excepting a 145 percent tax on goods from China and a 10 percent general tariff, he was pausing the new levies for 90 days. At a moment’s notice, another policy change or even a pointed social-media post from Trump could alter the global business climate, further deplete Americans’ retirement accounts, increase the already growing risk of a recession,…

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Five years after congressional report, national service recommendations face test

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A bipartisan congressional commission released its recommendations to strengthen all forms of service to meet the country’s needs just as COVID shut down the country in 2020. Now, five years later, Congress received an update on progress and unfinished business. Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton spoke with Dr. Joe Heck, the former chair of the Commission on the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to get his take on how times have changed and why his recommendations still matter. Interview transcript: Joe…

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Sexual misconduct at Coast Guard is a fleet-wide problem, congressional probe finds

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Coast Guard’s cultural failings around sexual misconduct are not limited to the service’s academy but extend to the entire service, a congressional probe has found. Nearly a year ago, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subpanel on investigations opened an inquiry into the Coast Guard’s mishandling of sexual assault and harassment cases at its prestigious Coast Guard Academy and the service’s failure to disclose those cases to Congress. The Coast Guard’s own investigation of sexual misconduct, dubbed Operation Fouled Anchor, concluded in 2020, but Congress didn’t learn…

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Dysfunction in Congress spoils the work life of congressional staff

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Few workforces have been studied and dissected as much as that of the two million-strong executive branch of the federal government. There’s another smaller, if no less crucial workforce. It belongs to Congress. The latest research shows wide-and-deep dissatisfaction among congressional staff members. For details, the Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the President and CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation, Brad Fitch. Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin And you have surveyed members of the congressional staff. What is it? About 30,000 plus or minus. Tell us about the survey…

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