Congress Is Considering 2 Plans to Get More Money to Parents. Here s How Each Would Work Time 2/12/2021 Belinda Luscombe
One of the few things that everybody in the U.S. still agrees on is that a country that seven of the world’s 10 richest people call home should not have nearly one in six of its children living in poverty. Another is that the largest economy in the known universe is theoretically big enough to provide for its smallest citizens. Despite this consensus, the U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates in the developed world. Now, within days of each other, both sides of the political fence have released remarkably similar plans for helping parents and their children especially the very poorest. Whose plan is best? We asked some experts.
The Cybersecurity 202: SolarWinds hack could supercharge cybersecurity lobbying spending Tonya Riley
with Aaron Schaffer Cybersecurity companies spent more money on lobbying efforts in Washington in 2020. Fallout from the SolarWinds breach could cause it to explode in 2021.
Collectively, 12 large publicly-traded cybersecurity companies spent roughly $4.3 million on lobbying last year, according to an analysis of federal lobbying disclosures by The Cybersecurity 202. That s up from $3.94 million those same companies spent in 2019, which was more than triple their collective spend in 2015, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The recent filings reflect a steady growth in interest in cybersecurity policy in Washington over the past five years, especially as lawmakers considered reshaping security and privacy laws.