by familyvoices | Jan 26, 2022 | Family Voices, Washington Update
No Go on Voting Rights and Election Reforms While the legislation did not pass last week, there is a small group of Senators turning last week’s discussions into momentum for a narrower bipartisan effort to reexamine the 1887 law that governs how Congress counts...
by familyvoices | Jan 19, 2022 | Family Voices, Washington Update
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”- Martin Luther King Jr. This King quote is something that we live by as families in the care of our loved ones and as family leaders in efforts to bring about systems change. While 2022 has...
by familyvoices | Jan 13, 2022 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Happy New Year! Both houses of Congress are back in session this week after a Holiday break. Build Back Better is… no one is sure what it is or where it stands. Is it alive? Is it dead? It appears that Build Back Better (BBB) is on “pause” now as committees turn to...
by familyvoices | Dec 14, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
This week in Washington, Congress will be tied up with the National Defense Authorization Act and voting to raise the debt ceiling – among many other things. Build Back Better (BBB) is…still being built. Many steps in the building process still remain to be...
by familyvoices | Dec 8, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
Government shutdown – averted! A continuing resolution passed in both the House and Senate last week extending funding of existing government programs until February 18, 2022. Now, what to do about the debt ceiling? There has been some discussion of including it...
by familyvoices | Dec 1, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
This week’s Washington Update will begin by quoting some news article titles circulating about what is going on as Congress returns from Thanksgiving Holiday: “Congress kicks off year-end legislative Blitz” Welcome to “the December Pileup!” Get ready for “Friday’s...