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Three things to watch in the House 2023 NDAA

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The House Armed Services Committee is largely sticking with the Biden vision for the Defense Department next year, however, the 2023 Defense authorization bill still has a long way to go before it makes its way to the president’s desk. The committee will markup the bill on Wednesday in its usual marathon fashion, bringing the full panel together for hours of debate and dozens of amendments. Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Monday that he has faith in the bipartisan nature of the bill, which has eventually make it…

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Agency in charge of legislative workers hopes to keep things rolling

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<p><em>To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-newstalk?showAllEpisodes=true”>PodcastOne</a> or <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-newscast/id1053077930?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a>. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari.</em></p> <ul> <li>Several bills impacting the federal workforce are moving forward in Congress. The House Oversight and Reform Committee passed the <a href=”https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7376?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22honoring+civil+servants+killed+in+the+line+of+duty%22%2C%22honoring%22%2C%22civil%22%2C%22servants%22%2C%22killed%22%2C%22in%22%2C%22the%22%2C%22line%22%2C%22of%22%2C%22duty%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=3″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Change to Compete Act,</a> which would require federal agencies to evaluate candidates based on their skills for a position, rather than on education level. The committee also advanced the <a href=”https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6967?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22chance+to+compete+act%22%7D&s=4&r=1″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Honoring Civil Servants Killed…

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Where Things Stand: Biden Deploys The Military To Fight COVID As SCOTUS Helps Pandemic Linger

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<p>The White House&#8217;s latest COVID-19 mitigation efforts are a contrast to the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling today.</p> <p>President Biden <a href=”https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/13/remarks-by-president-biden-at-virtual-meeting-on-military-deployments-supporting-hospitals-for-the-covid-19-response/”>announced Thursday</a> that his administration would double its previous promise to hand out free at-home COVID-19 tests, with plans to send out one billion to Americans&#8217; homes. Along with that, the Biden administration will distribute N95 masks to the public as the country faces an unprecedented spike in COVID infections.</p> <p>Biden is also deploying more military personnel to hospitals. Speaking from the White House the President said that next week he…

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Where Things Stand: Greene Tiptoes Up To The Line Of Arguing That Guns Should Be Used Against Dems

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<p>It may be the 21st century, but the QAnon congresswoman is urging folks to take up arms against their sea of troubles.</p> <p>During a <a href=”https://www.sebgorka.com/video/marc-elias-is-the-architect-of-the-fake-insurrection-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-with-sebastian-gorka-on-america-first/”>podcast interview</a> with none other than the bombastic former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) loudly nodded at the &#8220;Second Amendment&#8221; as a solution to the far-right&#8217;s problems &#8212; in this case the &#8220;tyrannical government,&#8221; aka (for her) Democrats. Greene suggested Democratic lawmakers are currently doing exactly what the founders feared when James Madison proposed the inclusion of Second Amendment rights in…

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Where Things Stand: Rand Paul Has A New Years Resolution, Too

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<p>It probably doesn&#8217;t look like yours, though. </p> <p>Sen. Rand Paul&#8217;s (R-KY) home state was devastated by natural disaster in the waning days of 2021. But his primary focus heading into the New Year is not on federal disaster relief or combatting climate change (he&#8217;s <a href=”https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive”>never really believed in that hoax to begin with</a>), but rather the most important news of the hour: dismantling Big Tech&#8217;s Big Bias against conservatives. </p> Talking Points Memo

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