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ANALYSIS/OPINION: The most important two actions the federal government should take this year are to expedite treatments for the coronavirus while getting direct aid to families and small businesses in response to the pandemic. There are conservative, common-sense approaches to fight the economic and health challenges faced by Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. My former boss, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida supports one of those ideas and has, over the past few months spanning both the Tru...

Kris Bridges / For Maine Public Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine’s 2nd District says members of his own party should be working with Republicans on pandemic relief, and not using their slim majorities in the House and Senate to pass their own measure. Golden is a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus in the House, made up of about 50 members evenly split between parties. He says they are continuing work on pandemic relief legislation and should be given the time to work out a bi...

Friendly Fire: Biden’s climate agenda, the vaccine fiasco, and the Edna Mahan crisis Updated Jan 30, 2021; Posted Jan 30, 2021 Jersey political insiders: On the left, Julie Roginsky, a career Democratic strategist and TV commentator; on the right, Michael DuHaime, a Republican strategist and public affairs executive. Facebook Share , editorial page editor of The Star-Ledger. Q. Let’s start with the horrifying reports of mass beatings and sexual assault at New Jersey’s only prison for wo...

A Local Republicans View: Character critical as Trump-hijacked GOP rebuilds From the column: "At all levels of government, we should seek and support men and women of proven character." Written By: Sandy Layman | × Politics is often portrayed cynically as an exercise in expediency and truth-stretching. Is that what American voters should expect? Or should we insist on good character in our public officeholders? The United States just experienced four tumultuous years under the le...

Curtis entry into the caucus ensures Utah will continue to be represented there after a former member, Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams, lost his reelection bid in November.

POLITICO Lingering hostility over the Capitol attacks have left lawmakers more bitter than ever. Shattered glass from the attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob is seen in doors leading to the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 12, 2021. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Updated: Link Copied Some House lawmakers are privately refusing to work with each other. Others are afraid to be in the same room. Two members almost got into a fist fight on the floor. And the speaker of the House is warning that “the en...

‘I’m just furious’: Relations in Congress crack after attack POLITICO 1/29/2021 By Sarah Ferris and Melanie Zanona © J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Shattered glass from the attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob is seen in doors leading to the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 12, 2021. Some House lawmakers are privately refusing to work with each other. Others are afraid to be in the same room. Two members almost got into a fist fight on the floor. And the speaker of the House is...

White House Not Planning to Split $1.9 Trillion Relief Package in Two © Evan Vucci/Associated Press WASHINGTON—The White House left the door open to changes to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief proposal but ruled out splitting up the package, in the face of dimming chances for a bipartisan aid deal. Many Republicans and some Democrats have questioned the price tag of the plan, with some lawmakers suggesting there would be bipartisan support for a smaller package focused on ...

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and other members of the moderate Problem Solvers Caucus hope that a compromise version of President Joe Bidens $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package can find

Democratic Staff Prep Two Options for Package: Stimulus Update Bloomberg 1/27/2021 © Photographer: Alex Scott/Bloomberg A restaurant stands temporarily closed in Austin, Texas on May 23. (Bloomberg) -- Democratic congressional staff are preparing options for two legislative routes for President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief plan -- one that includes Republican support and one that goes without. The White House is arguing against a “wait and see” approach on aid, saying sustained fiscal...