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What Will 2019 Budget Look Like

No official announcement has been made but much of Washington is expecting that the Administration will release their proposed FY 2019 budget in the first week of February.  That is required by law. But that

New Religious Civil Rights Office

On Thursday, January 18, the Administration announced the creation of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within the HHS Office of Civil Rights. The Administration described the responsibilities of the division as promoting and protecting

Washington Marching Toward Another Budget Deadline

Today (Tuesday, January 16) marks the 108th day of the FY 2018 fiscal year without a budget and it looks that that number will continue to increase by this time next week. Even if there

DACA and Immigration Flashpoints

The week started with a bipartisan meeting at the White House on DACA and immigration issues in what can only be described as a meeting of mixed messages as the President bounced between various congressional

HELP Committee Continues Focus on Opioids

By Brittney Gerteisen On Tuesday, January 9, the Senate HELP Committee continued their examination of the spread of opioid addiction by hearing from one witness, author Sam Quinones. Sam Quinones is the author of “Dreamland:

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