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Homeless issues don’t get much attention in Congress. Here’s why

WASHINGTON -- For months, the tents were visible from the Capitol’s windows.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Bipartisan interest in new deposit insurance cap, but for whom? - Roll Call

Lawmakers are talking about raising the deposit insurance cap, but don't have consensus about how to do it.

Roll Call

Indiana GOP senator carves out dealmaking niche on taxes

WASHINGTON — Sen. Todd Young has a pitch to clear a path forward on tax legislation after a partisan standoff last year gave way to a monthslong chill. He’d pair a more generous research and development benefit for businesses with affordable housing measures to aid low-income families.

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Indiana GOP senator carves out dealmaking niche on taxes - Roll Call

Sen. Todd Young has a pitch to clear a path forward on tax legislation after a partisan standoff last year gave way to a monthslong chill.

Roll Call

Bipartisan group of senators offer clawback bill for bank failures

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators released draft legislation Wednesday that would claw back executive pay in the five years leading up to a bank’s failure, following President Joe Biden’s call on Congress to take action.

Tribune News Service

Pentagon comes out against law requiring military wish lists - Roll Call

The Defense Department says it backs ending “unfunded priorities lists” — annual requests for spending above the president's budget requests.

Roll Call

Conservatives at CPAC Criticize—and Misunderstand—Section 230

A senator, a state attorney general, and a former congressman excoriated the law while getting much of it wrong.

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Economy and Society, February 21, 2023: Will Congress block Biden’s ESG retirement plan rule?

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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SCOTUS hears argument in case challenging scope of NLRB authority

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia

Rail workers never stopped fighting for paid sick days. Now persistence is paying off

The freight railroad CSX announced this week it had made a deal to provide paid sick leave to roughly 5,000 rail workers. The White House and lawmakers are pushing other railroads to follow suit.

WEKU

In new role, Sanders demands answers from Starbucks' Schultz

As the new chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, Vermont Sen_ Bernie Sanders says some corporations “should be nervous.”

The Independent UK

GOP attorneys general sue Labor Department over ESG rule

A group of 25 Republican attorneys general sued Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and the Labor Department over a Biden administration regulation that gives retirement plan sponsors more freedom to consider environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments.

Tribune News Service

GOP attorneys general sue Labor Department over ESG rule - Roll Call

Republican state attorneys general are trying to block a Labor Department rule easing the path for investors to consider ESG criteria.

Roll Call

GOP Rep. Banks jumps into race for open Indiana Senate seat

Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana is launching a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being given up by fellow Republican Mike Braun

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The Senate's Passage of the $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Is a Bipartisan Failure

A rushed process once again created a bad result.

Tribune News Service

Hopes dim for quick omnibus spending passage amid Title 42 dispute

WASHINGTON — Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the massive fiscal 2023 omnibus spending package.

Roll Call

Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal - Roll Call

Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the omnibus.

Roll Call

Senate lurches toward conclusion on massive spending package - Roll Call

The Senate took its first step Tuesday toward passing a nearly $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package needed before Christmas Eve.

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Republicans map out their agenda on ESG and antitrust

The Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives will take office in January, and some members and committees have already started laying out their ESG agendas for the new Congress. Among those are members of the Judiciary Committee, who have indicated that they would like to understand better how…

Axios

Dept. of Labor ESG rule targeted by GOP Congressmen

The move is one of many steps top conservatives are taking to dismantle financial ESG policies.

Roll Call

Lawmakers aim to deep-six Pentagon 'wish lists' - Roll Call

Lawmakers are seeking to end the Defense Department’s extensive use of unfunded priorities lists to increase the Pentagon’s budget.

Roll Call

Deal close on fiscal 2023 spending framework as stopgap prepped

Negotiators are nearing a bipartisan funding agreement to pave the way for an omnibus package to clear both chambers next week.

The Independent UK

Indiana Lt Gov Crouch joins US Sen Braun in governor's race

Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch has formally started her 2024 campaign for governor

Chicago Sun-Times

Doris Pryor becomes first Black judge from Indiana on Chicago-based federal appeals court: Confirmed 60-31

Doris Pryor will be only the third Black judge to serve on a court dominated by white men since the 7th Circuit held its first session on June 16, 1891.

Roll Call

At the Races: Hoosier next guv? - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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