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The House passed a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal. The secretary serves on the administration’s coron…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee to testify on the president’s 2021 budget request. Although the secretary fielded members' qu…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the difficulties in caring for aging Americans, including the lack of reasonably-priced long term care for senior citizens and their care…

The House debated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members also debated the rule for consideration of H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, whic…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to consider the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members delivered opening statements on the legislation before taking a break for votes on …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on monetary policy and the economy before the Joint Economic Committee. He said that he expects the U.S. economy to continue growing at a steady…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to examine paid family and medical leave. While members from both parties expressed support for paid family and medical leave, there was dis…

Medical experts and health care trade association leaders testified at a hearing on efforts to protect patients from surprise medical bills. Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and…

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the Trump administration’s trade policy positions. He stressed the urgent need for C…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to consider the nation’s infrastructure needs. In panel one, the committee heard from Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Sam Graves (R…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget request. Republican committee members praised President Trump fo…

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer updated members of the House Ways and Means Committee on ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations. He reiterated that any deal must be enforceable an…

The House passed H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS and other agencies. Members also passed a non-bin…

Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Postal Service representatives testified at a a hearing on ways to stem the flow of opioids through the international mailing system.

The House passed several tax policy-related bills, including a measure to punish people who impersonate IRS employees as well as a bill establishing a single point-of-contact for victims of …

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified on trade actions by the Trump administration, particularly the recent ordering of new steel and aluminum tariffs. He talked about the administration’…

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer provided members of the House Ways and Means Committee with an update on the efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for his department. He address a…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the president’s 2019 budget request for his agency. While most of the questions from lawmakers…