Politico |
Parents say it’s bad enough when they find out a teacher took steps to physically isolate or control a disruptive child who may pose a danger to others— but not getting the news immediately from the school is all the more unsettling.
As Democrats in Congress work to craft a bill that would create a federal standard on what's known as seclusion and restraint in K-12… Read more »
Washington Post |
Washington-area residents have long complained about the impact of helicopter noise on their neighborhoods, but data about the flights, flight paths and which neighborhoods are most heavily impacted has been hard to come by.
That may now change. The Government Accountability Office at the request of lawmakers from the District, Maryland and Virginia, said it will… Read more »
WTOP |
After complaints from residents in Virginia, Maryland and D.C., the Government Accountability Office will conduct a study of helicopter noise in and around the nation’s capital.
Local lawmakers, headed by D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, had sent a letter to the GAO in January, saying “many of our constituents live with the impacts of regular helicopter noise… Read more »
Marketwatch |
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation in both houses of Congress to expand a well-respected housing program. The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019 was introduced by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) and U.S. Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Kenny Marchant… Read more »
Curbed |
A bipartisan group of Senate and House legislators have proposed a sweeping bill to help solve the affordable housing issue yesterday, joining many of the Democratic presidential nominees in making housing a larger issue on the national stage, and showing the nationwide nature of the housing shortage.
The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of… Read more »
TIME |
As more Democrats call for an impeachment inquiry, just one thing is certain — the conversation is not going away anytime soon.
Congress returned to the Capitol Monday after a week-long recess that saw several more Democratic lawmakers – including two committee chairmen — join the growing calls for impeachment. More than 55 Democrats currently support an impeachment… Read more »
CNN |
President Donald Trump sabotaged his so-called top priority, the renegotiated NAFTA, on two different fronts Thursday night. First, by angering key House Democrats with his sudden decision to start a procedural 30-day clock on the deal, in a ploy to place pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Second, by announcing he would impose escalating tariffs on June 10… Read more »
Bloomberg |
The Trump administration formally notified Congress it’s moving forward with its plan to get the new Nafta approved -- a move that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called “not a positive step” as her party weighs whether to support the deal.
White House officials submitted a so-called Statement of Administrative Action, a step toward introducing… Read more »
NBC News |
Congressional Democrats on Wednesday pounced on special counsel Robert Mueller’s first public statement regarding the Russia investigation, with a top House chair saying it now "falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Trump."
In a statement, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said that Mueller reaffirmed… Read more »
New York Magazine |
In a surprise statement Wednesday morning, Robert Mueller announced that the special counsel’s office is closing and he is resigning from the Department of Justice. He also said he has little interest in testifying in front of Congress.
In the brief statement, Mueller quickly ran through the conclusions of the 448-page report into Russian election… Read more »
