by Ian Whitney | Feb 8, 2023 | Family Voices, Washington Update
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by Ian Whitney | Jan 31, 2023 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Things are picking up steam in DC! The proposed calendars for when the Senate and House of Representatives are in session are available. Committee assignments will be finalized this week. Here are the links for the committees of jurisdiction for the F2F program: The...
by Ian Whitney | Jan 11, 2023 | Family Voices, Washington Update
On January 3rd, the 118th Congress began its session. The House of Representatives will be controlled by the Republicans, who have 222 seats. The House Minority Leader will be Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-8), and the Speaker of the House will be Representative...
by Ian Whitney | Dec 21, 2022 | Family Voices, Washington Update
We have a draft Omnibus bill… and 3 days to pass it! The continuing resolution to fund the government ends on December 23rd, so Congress has until midnight on that day to either pass this bill or another continuing resolution to avoid the government shutdown.4,155...
by Ian Whitney | Dec 9, 2022 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Talks on a year-end government funding package continue among leadership. As it currently stands, the “four corners” (meaning the democratic and Republican leaders of the committee in each house of congress) leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations...
by Ian Whitney | Dec 6, 2022 | Family Voices, Washington Update
This week preventing a strike of railway workers is demanding the attention of Congress but rest assured legislators have not lost sight of the December 16th deadline for the budget. Will there be an end of the year omnibus bill that sets the budget? Will be robust...