CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


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Legal affairs: Biden administration looks to revive the sentencing commission
March 29, 2021

The Biden administration has reached out to key lawmakers and the criminal justice community for guidance on a slate of appointments to revive the sentencing commission, a move that also could influence congressional efforts to further change the nation’s

Foreign Policy: Building equity from within
March 26, 2021

Democrats are working to build support around a set of proposals, some legislative, that would order a series of structural changes to the State Department with the goal of increasing diversity. CQ Roll Call's Rachel Oswald reports. Learn more about your

Health: COVID-19 vaccine rates pick up
March 26, 2021

The Biden administration announced today that J&J, Moderna and Pfizer are on target to meet first quarter goals. And half of the states will open eligibility to all adults by mid April. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman reports. Learn more about your ad choice

Agriculture: USDA, Vilsack under scrutiny for record of discrimination
March 25, 2021

Secretary Tom Vilsack and a Black former Agriculture Department official he once forced out of her job testify on the department’s treatment of Black farmers. CQ Roll Call's Ellyn Ferguson reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch

Taxes: Proposals take aim at large companies
March 25, 2021

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, is spearheading a package of tax proposals designed to raise $1.5 trillion from multinational corporations and large estates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance: Senate passes bill to extend PPP
March 25, 2021

The Senate will extend the paycheck protection program another two months. CQ Roll Call's Caitlin Reilly reports on what this means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: Back to the Future: The ERA
March 25, 2021

The Equal Rights Amendment known as ERA — yes that ERA — is back. The House passed a bill last week that would extend the deadline to ratify the amendment to the Constitution prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. But is this five-decade-old amen

Defense: Vaccines lag for military families overseas
March 24, 2021

Military families stationed overseas say they are not getting vaccines. They are beginning to reach out to Congress for help. CQ Roll Call's Mark Satter reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political Theater: 11 years later, the Affordable Care Act is still ‘a big f-ing deal’
March 24, 2021

This week marks the 11th anniversary of Barack Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act, something Joe Biden, then the vice president, now the president, famously described as a “Big F-ing Deal.” He was right. It is one of the signature moments in Ameri

Fintech Beat: Non-Fungible Tokens: Hope or hype?
March 23, 2021

Nic Carter and Amy Luo explain how NFTs work, and what their meteoric rise means for the mainstreaming of blockchain technology and securities law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices