The vote this week by the U.S. House of Representatives, by an overwhelming 352-65 margin, could lead to a nationwide ban of the popular social media app TikTok.
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GW Expert Available: Influence of Redistricting Disputes on House Control in 2024
Redistricting disputes over new congressional lines could determine which party controls the House following the 2024 election. Such disputes were brought on by the delayed completion of the 2020 census due to pandemic-related obstacles as well as the 2019 Supreme…
GW Experts Available to Discuss Looming Government Shutdown
U.S. lawmakers have less than one week to prevent a government shutdown, as funding expires at the end of the day on September 30th. If Congress fails to pass legislation renewing that funding before then, the government will shut down…
GW Experts Available: U.S. Secretary of State to Visit China This Week
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to China this week amid efforts to improve relations between the two countries after the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. airspace in February. The meeting had originally been…
GW Experts on Alabama Redistricting Supreme Court Decision
In a surprising 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a challenge to Alabama’s congressional map. Although more than a quarter of Alabama’s population is Black, only one of the state’s seven congressional districts is represented by a…
GW Experts on Passage of Debt Deal
The bill lifting the debt ceiling for two years in exchange for spending cuts passed the Senate last night. More than two-thirds of the 63 yea votes came from the Democratic caucus as most Republican senators bucked their party’s leadership…
Thomas Kahn, distinguished faculty fellow at AU SPA, is available to discuss the debt ceiling situation
As the Congress and the President scramble to avert a catastrophic default on the debt, Thomas Kahn, distinguished faculty fellow at American University’s School of Public Affairs, is available to share his unique insights. As the longest serving House Budget…
Experts Available on Work Requirements Proposal
House Republicans are working on finalizing a bill that would raise the debt ceiling for a year, and as part of the proposal, they plan to introduce stricter work requirements for Americans who are recipients of Medicaid and food stamps. If…
American Society of Nephrology and American Association of Kidney Patients Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Kidney Innovation and Veterans with Kidney Diseases
The prevalence of kidney diseases in the United States is at a record high. Today, more than 50 advocates from ASN and AAKP, representing people with kidney diseases and the health care professionals who serve them, will meet with their members of Congress and call for a $25 million investment in kidney innovation at KidneyX and support of veteran active duty service members living with or at risk of kidney diseases through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA) Kidney Health Program and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP).
TikTok Ban? American University Experts Available to Comment on TikTok’s Congressional Hearing
What: Today on Capitol Hill, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is questioning TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew, in a Congressional Hearing that may decide the fate of the Chinese social media company. The committee is expected to ask questions about…
Daylight Savings Begins This Weekend, Hackensack Meridian Sleep Experts Available on Health Impact, How to Prepare Your Body for the Loss of Sleep and Why They Want US to Stop “Springing Forward” to Daylight Saving Time
Hackensack meridian health sleep medicine experts available to discuss the health concerns associated with daylight saving time.
Johns Hopkins Expert: CBO Projection May Force Faster Debt Limit Resolution
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) projections released Wednesday that estimate the U.S. government might default on its debt between July and September may spur lawmakers to resolve the debt ceiling crisis faster, according to Johns Hopkins University macroeconomist Alessandro Rebucci,…
Susan G. Komen® Applauds House Introduction of Bipartisan Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would make financial benefits and health insurance immediately available to people with terminal breast cancer.
Borrowing in excess of debt ceiling ‘least unconstitutional’ option for Biden
With the U.S. expected to hit its borrowing limit tomorrow, the White House is putting pressure on House Republicans to raise the debt limit without conditions. Michael Dorf, professor of constitutional law at Cornell Law School and an expert on…
GW Experts on Debt Ceiling Concerns
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is sounding the alarm that the U.S. may reach the debt ceiling as soon as tomorrow. Yellen assures that the government will take “extraordinary measures” that should stave off a financial meltdown for now, but only…
Johns Hopkins Expert: House Speaker Vote Highlights Intense Interparty Gridlock
The chaos surrounding the vote for speaker of the House of Representatives demonstrates how gridlock is intensifying within the Republican Party, according to Johns Hopkins political scientist Daniel Schlozman. “The speaker contest has a Back to the Future quality reminiscent…
Law scholar behind bipartisan supply chain bill calls it critical to economic development
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICEFOR RELEASE: Dec. 21, 2022 Last week, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ro Khanna introduced legislation aimed at addressing supply chain shortfalls exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Development Strategy and Coordination Act of 2022 is meant to address…
GW Experts on Sen. Sinema’s Switch
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced she is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. Sinema has long cast herself as a quirky maverick following in the footsteps of the late Sen. John McCain, often to the chagrin of…
Legislation to block rail strike misses ‘biggest sticking point’
President Biden has asked Congress to step in with legislation to avert a railroad strike next month. Lawmakers are poised to take up legislation this week that would impose a deal that unions agreed to in September, but does not…
AAOS to Congress: Protect Healthcare Services Before Years End
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is urging Congress to mitigate impending Medicare physician pay cuts and reform flawed prior authorization processes in year-end legislation.
GW Experts Available to Discuss Midterm Elections
The 2022 midterm elections are upon us, with control of Capitol Hill up in the air and the Biden administration’s agenda hanging in the balance. Republicans appear poised to retake the House of Representatives for the first time in four…
CSUDH Expert Available to Comment on General Election/California Issues
CSU Dominguez Hills Assistant Professor of Political Science Chris Hallenbrook can discuss who will control Congress after the November 8 General Election, Propositions 26 and 27 (sports gambling), and Measure A, which would allow the L.A. County Board of Supervisors…
Testimony to Congress outlines employer anti-union efforts
Most employers continue to engage in coercive and retaliatory practices to limit union activity, a Cornell University labor relations expert told the U.S. House of Representatives Labor Committee in testimony Sept. 14.
GW Expert on EV Tax Credits as part of Inflation Reduction Act
The House is voting on the Inflation Reduction Act Friday, a sweeping bill on climate change, corporate taxes, healthcare, and more. Part of the measure includes electric vehicle tax credits, aimed to help low- and middle-income buyers but has come…
Endocrine Society celebrates passage of historic insulin affordability measure
The Endocrine Society cheered the Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, including meaningful measures to make insulin more affordable.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY STRONGLY SUPPORTS CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF TRANSPLANT SYSTEM
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) supports efforts by Congress to improve the US transplant system. Today, the Senate Finance Committee will conduct an oversight hearing, A System in Need of Repair: Addressing Organizational Failures of the U.S.’s Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
GW faculty experts are available to discuss congressional semiconductor legislation from political and scientific perspectives.
After months of negotiations between both parties and both chambers on Capitol Hill, the Senate appears poised to hold a vote on more than $50 billion in incentives for domestic semiconductor production. Senate leaders hope this measure can bridge the…
In the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Elections, Democrats supporting the Green New Deal increased their vote share.
Press-only preview: https://plos.io/3HckDmQ Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000043 Article Title: Electoral appeal of climate policies: The Green New Deal and the 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections Author Countries: U.S.A. Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that…
Jan. 6 hearings: What’s missing are key White House witnesses
The House Committee charged with investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol is set to hold the first of several hearings on Thursday, hearings that will present evidence and propose reforms designed to strengthen the U.S. democracy. Doug Kriner…
Senate Introduces Bill to Provide Full Chiropractic Coverage in Medicare
The U.S. Senate has introduced a bill, S. 4042, to modernize Medicare coverage and better meet the needs of today’s seniors by increasing access to services provided by doctors of chiropractic.
Infrastructure bill success hinges on education, public-private partnerships
The House passed an infrastructure package of $550 billion late last week that the White House is now expected to sign into law. Rick Geddes, professor and founding director of Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy, says that although the…
Build Back Better Act: Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss
Rutgers University–New Brunswick faculty experts are available to discuss President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, a plan designed to rebuild the middle class that centers around universal prekindergarten, health care costs, climate change, renewable energy, family care, and other top…
Progressives make sacrifices to win Manchin, Sinema
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats continue to negotiate the details of a domestic policy plan this week that will require the support of all 50 Democrats in the Senate. Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have continued to…
Progressives make sacrifices to win Manchin, Sinema
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats continue to negotiate the details of a domestic policy plan this week that will require the support of all 50 Democrats in the Senate. Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have continued to…
Proposed DACA rule offers stability, as doors close in Congress
The Office of Management and Budget completed its review of a proposed rule to preserve deportation protections for an estimated 700,000 ‘Dreamers.’ Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law professor at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law…
New GW Poll Shows Most Americans Approve of Biden, Confident in Future of US
A small majority of Americans approve of the job performance of President Joe Biden, according to a new survey by the Society of Presidential Pollsters at the George Washington University. A larger number of respondents also express confidence in the future of the country.
Budget process an ‘uphill battle’ for immigration
The House Judiciary Committee is marking up immigration provisions today as part of the budget reconciliation process. Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, says that Democrats face an…
Over One-Third of Congressional Members Held Significant Health Care-Related Financial Assets
A new study shows that over a third of all members of Congress held health care-related assets with a median total value per member of over $43,000 between 2004 and 2014.
Money talks: Wealthy ‘hijack’ agenda to gain policy influence
Cornell University professor of government published “Hijacking the Agenda: Economic Power and Political Influence” on June 30. The book explores lawmakers’ attention to corporate and wealthy interests, even as income inequality widened to historic levels.
Dusetzina Appointed to Federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Stacie B. Dusetzina, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy and Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has been appointed to a three-year term on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
‘Who is guarding Facebook’s guardians?’ Lawmakers can step up oversight
Facebook’s Oversight Board voted to uphold the social media company’s suspension of former President Donald Trump on its platforms but insisted the company must review the suspension to determine an appropriate length of time and develop clearer policies to balance…
Biden Address Coverage: Rutgers Experts Available
Rutgers University–New Brunswick faculty experts are available before, during and after President Biden’s address on April 28. This is the first time in history that both people behind the president on the dais will be women. For interviews, please reach…
Despite losing a U.S. House seat, West Virginia can still wield congressional power
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Although West Virginia will lose one of three congressional seats – based on a decline of nearly 65,000 residents in new U.S. Census Bureau data – the overall damage may be minimal, according to a West Virginia…
With Census data release, algorithms can offer fairer alternatives
On Monday, the U.S. Census Bureau will release population data that will be used to determine the number of congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state receives. David Shmoys, professor in computer science at Cornell University, studies how…
The George Washington University has experts who can talk about various topics related to President Biden’s speech on April 28.
George Washington University Experts Available for Interviews on President Biden’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress The president will speak to Congress and the nation in his first major speech since his inauguration WASHINGTON (April 23, 2021)—Joe Biden will…
DC statehood represents ‘equal rights of citizenship,’ not politics
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, a bill that would make the District of Columbia the 51ststate. David Bateman, professor of government at Cornell University, is an expert on congressional politics and author of the book,…
House Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Medicare’s Chiropractic Coverage
The Chiropractic Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 2654), introduced April 19 in the U.S. House of Representatives, would increase Medicare coverage of services provided by doctors of chiropractic within the full extent of their state licensure, enabling chiropractic patients to conveniently and safely access needed care.
Advocates from ASN Urges Congress to Change the Status Quo in Kidney Health
• More than 37 million Americans live with kidney diseases.
• 800,000 Americans have kidney failure, a condition for which there is no cure.
• Kidney diseases disproportionately affect communities of color.
• COVID-19, especially deadly for people with kidney diseases, has highlighted the urgent need for change
Biden immigration bill brings promise and peril
The Biden administration plans to unveil its comprehensive immigration bill on Thursday alongside Congressional leaders. The following Cornell University experts are available and a longer list of researchers offering legal, labor and historical perspectives can be found here. Stephen Yale-Loehr,…
Cornell experts available as immigration bill hits Congress
Congress is expected to begin considering the Biden administration’s immigration bill this week. The proposed legislation would include a pathway for undocumented immigrants in the United States before Jan. 1 to apply for legal status. Given the tight political margins…