Markups of the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act
President Biden Appoints Alex Heckler to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
House GOP Passes Immigration Bill as Title 42 Expires
By: LSN Partners on May 12, 2023 Late Thursday, House Republicans passed a bill to address immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, hours before the COVID-era immigration restrictions expired. The legislation, titled: Secure the Border Act of 2023 faces an uncertain future. The measure passed the House by a vote of 219-213. Two Republicans […]
Policy Makers Aim to Raise Awareness and Address Loneliness Crisis
[vc_row][vc_column] By: LSN Partners on May 5, 2023 Last Tuesday, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, released an advisory calling attention to the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in the United States. The report cites recent research showing that approximately half of U.S. adults experience loneliness daily. Some credit […]
Budget Negotiations Move to Next Phase After House-Republican Debt Ceiling Bill Passes
By: LSN Partners on April 28, 2023 On Wednesday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republican leaders passed their debt-limit bill – the Limit, Save, Grow Act – through the House of Representatives. While this proposal will not survive bipartisan negotiations, it was an essential step for McCarthy and his leadership team. Republicans expect […]
McCarthy Unveils House GOP Budget Plan
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released a debt limit plan last week, which would lower federal spending to fiscal year (FY) 2022 levels, rescind unspent COVID money, and formally block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. In a floor speech shortly before the bill text was released, Speaker McCarthy said his proposal would “responsibly raise […]
Environmental Protection Agency Updated Emission Standards
On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two proposals that, if finalized, will set new, more stringent federal emissions standards for light-medium, and heavy-duty vehicles for the model year 2027 and later: For light and medium-duty vehicles, EPA would set emissions limits for carbon dioxide and other tailpipe pollution for model years 2027 through 2032. […]
President Biden Won’t Veto Republican-led Bill Ending COVID Emergency
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By: LSN Partners on March 31, 2023 This week, White House officials announced that President Biden would not veto a Republican-led measure to end the national COVID emergency, despite having expressed strong objections earlier this year. White House officials said that when the House Republicans were first preparing to vote on the COVID emergency-ending […]
Specifics of Electric Vehicles (EV) Criteria Included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By: LSN Partners on March 31, 2023 Today, the Treasury Department released specifics on how automakers can certify whether their electric vehicles (EVs) qualify for new subsidies of up to $7,500 enacted last year as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) will be formally published on April 17, 2023. A […]
Overview of FY2024 Presidents Budget Request – Mental Health Programs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By: LSN Partners on March 28, 2023 The Biden Administration’s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2024 calls for a significant increase in funding for mental health and substance abuse programs. The President’s Budget Request (PBR) comes after the release of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in February that showed […]
