by Jordana Choucair | Sep 24, 2021 | D.C. News
The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on a motion to advance a temporary government funding bill that includes a suspension of the debt ceiling. Republicans are still planning to block the bill because of the debt ceiling provision, which they oppose. If the bill...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 23, 2021 | D.C. News
Vice President Harris called for a new global health security fund at the World Bank to focus on pandemic preparedness. Harris said that the Biden administration is planning to contribute $250 million in seed funding and will request an addition $850 million from...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 22, 2021 | D.C. News
President Joe Biden plans to announce at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly that the U.S. will buy another 500 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to distribute globally, doubling his earlier commitment. The latest purchase represents a...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2021 | D.C. News
The Biden administration announced that fully vaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed to enter the U.S. starting in early November. Individuals must also show that they have tested negatively for COVID-19 within three days of their flight. The policy replaces a...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 20, 2021 | D.C. News
A group of Senate Democrats is looking at expanding a plan to penalize pharmaceutical companies that raise drug prices above the rate of inflation as part of the government spending package. Lawmakers are still crafting the bill and the details could change, but if...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 16, 2021 | D.C. News
Three moderate Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee voted against a measure to let Medicare negotiate the price of some drugs, sinking the party’s signature drug pricing bill. The House Ways & Means (W&M) Committee later passed the...
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