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Federal health officials testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee at a hearing on the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Other topics discussed included vaccine equity,…

Representative Mark Pocan (D-OH) spoke to reporters about the Biden administration’s social spending bill and a stalled vote on the rule of the plan.

Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), a member of the Appropriations Committee, talked about President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and other congressional news of the day.

Richard Cordray, the chief operating officer of the Federal Student Aid office, testified at a House Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee hearing on the agency’s programs and…

Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), a top member of the Appropriations Committee, talked about President Biden’s economic proposals and other congressional news of the day.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testified about the department’s priorities during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing. The secretary responded to a variety of questions…

SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on oversight of the Small Business Administration. Ms.…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services regarding congressional oversight of the agency. Several lawmakers raised inflation concerns…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director and principal deputy director testified on the agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before the House Appropriations…

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified on his agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human…

The House passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which would expand and improve consumer, student, service member, and small business protections against abusive debt…

Education Department Secretary Miguel Cardona testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before a House Appropriations subcommittee. Regarding schools and the COVID-19…

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh testified on the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. Secretary Walsh answered questions from a House Appropriations subcommittee about women and…

The House approved a bill to create and require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra appeared before a House Appropriations subcommittee to defend President Biden’s HHS fiscal year 2022 budget request. Lawmakers…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his department’s priorities for fiscal year 2022. He answered a range of questions on…

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Postal Service. Mr. DeJoy told committee members he would give himself an “A” for his performance,…

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), along with Democratic congressional colleagues, held a news conference on legislation to provide rent and mortgage relief.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a virtual hearing on how the COVID-19 pandemic was impacting the opioid epidemic and…

The House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the…