In tonight's episode, Senate leaders have been working to release their version of the next COVID-19 relief bill, but talks fizzled after disagreements amongst members of the GOP over certain provisions, and the Wahite House's decision to take time to read the fine print, killed any hope of text coming out today. CQ Roll Call's Paul Krawzak has the latest on what we know about the bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2020•9 min
In tonight's episode, CQ Roll Call's Todd Ruger examines the rift between employees, who are exposed to the virus on the front lines, and the businesses that employ them, and how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's push for liability protections in the next COVID-19 bill might benefit these businesses. Then, Kate Ackley breaks down how the coronavirus pandemic has dominated K Street, the center of Washington's lobbying industry. Finally, Niels Lesniewski looks at what hurdles remain ahead o...
Jul 22, 2020•15 min
In tonight's episode, CQ Roll Call's David Lerman breaks down the latest around talks between lawmakers on the next COVID-19 aid package. Later, Mary Ellen McIntire looks at how schools are preparing for the fall, and how the next aid package will affect those preparations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2020•8 min
In today’s episode, CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt breaks down what was discussed at a meeting between Republicans and President Donald Trump over the next round of COVID-19 aid, including liability protections, tax credits and money for education. Later, Emily Kopp examines life after a coronavirus vaccine is developed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 20, 2020•7 min
In this edition of CQ Future, we address how the pandemic has pushed medicine and how its practiced into the future. Telehealth, where doctors visit with patients using technology delivered by video or phone, is now being touted as a new way of practicing medicine. But what happens to those who may not have access to technology or its infrastructure? CQ Roll Call sits down with Dr Julia Arnsten who has been at Montifiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York for nearly 25 years and is Director o...
Jul 17, 2020•22 min
In tonight's episode, we look at how Democrats in Congress are making the push for far more aid than the $1 trillion price tag Republicans put forth for the next COVID-19 relief bill. Then, a look at how the airline industry, which has been hit especially hard by the pandemic, might be getting some help from Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 16, 2020•7 min
In tonight’s episode, we examine how a representative testing positive for the coronavirus has highlighted a split between Democrats and Republicans. Representative G.K. Butterfield, a member of the House Administration Committee, discusses his thoughts on wearing a mask in Congress, and some of the challenges COVID-19 poses to voters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 15, 2020•5 min
In tonight’s episode, CQ Roll Call’s Peter Cohn breaks down what’s being discussed by lawmakers for the next coronavirus relief package. We also dive into Congressional concerns about how to ensure a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2020•10 min
CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss some of the key provisions in the fiscal 2021 Labor-HHS-Education spending bill, including money for emergency funding for public health agencies, reductions to charter school funding and a provision blocking federal funding for abortions in most cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2020•16 min
In this episode, CQ Roll Call’s John Donnelly examines an overlooked provision in the Pentagon’s proposed budget that would cut chemical and biological defense programs in the next fiscal year despite heightened risk to U.S. troops. We also review the latest health policy news, and explore how lawmakers want the U.S. to spend more on international aid, despite the President’s intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2020•12 min
In this episode, we look at what the Trump administration is considering for another relief package to help kick start the U.S. economy and how states are trying to make voting safe during the age of COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 09, 2020•8 min
In today's episode, we look at how some lawmakers and their families were able to access $14 million in funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. We will also examine President Trump's push to get schools to reopen and how workplace testing for COVID-19 remains a challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 08, 2020•13 min
In this episode, we explore what back-to-school may look like, an impassioned plea for more money to protect frontline workers and surge testing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2020•12 min
House Democrats have unveiled fiscal 2021 spending bills that amount to an assault on the Trump administration's agenda. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt outline the likely partisan clashes looming in the election-year appropriations process and the next round of coronavirus relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2020•20 min
In this edition of Coronavirus Special Report we examine how lawmakers through appropriations want to help the global battle against COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2020•3 min
As the pandemic continues its chokehold on the nation, lawmakers are furiously working on appropriations. We explore how lawmakers in the House are proposing to try to close the digital divide in education — made even more profound because of the coronavirus. But first, we look at how today the Treasury released names of Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 06, 2020•11 min
CQ Future takes a deep dive into the impact that the pandemic has had on housing. A conversation with Shamus Roller, executive director of National Housing Law Project reveals how policies of the past have fueled the crisis of today. Evictions loom as the moratorium placed on them by Congress nears its end. What's next for federal housing policies? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 02, 2020•17 min
In this episode of Coronavirus Special Report, CQ Roll Call's Jim Saksa explains how the Senate took the House by surprise and came together over PPP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 01, 2020•4 min
In today’s episode we break down the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that heard from America’s leading public health officials. The news about the pandemic is grim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2020•7 min
An economic recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic means a drop in payroll tax revenues that finance the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss how quickly the funds could be depleted and what Congress might do to save them. They also give a preview of the appropriations process that begins in the House next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2020•16 min
In today's episode, we look at how the pandemic is pushing lawmakers to reexamine health care policy, the backlash over pricing for drugmaker Gilead's experimental COVID-19 drug and how numbers of those infected with the coronavirus continue to soar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 29, 2020•10 min
In this episode, we bring you the latest on health policy news and why Tom Ridge, who is also a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania, has joined a bipartisan effort to secure voting in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 24, 2020•11 min
In today’s episode we listen to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the star witness at a House Energy and Commerce hearing. Fauci hasn’t testified on Capitol Hill since mid-May. He was joined by other public health luminaries the head of the FDA and CDC. This kicks off a week-long set of hearings on COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020•7 min
Partisan tensions over coronavirus aid and police brutality now threaten to derail the Senate appropriations process, while the House Appropriations Committee prepares for an extremely busy July. David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what’s changed during the last week and how it’ll impact the appropriations process for months to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020•15 min
In this new, occasional series, The Future Of, CQ Roll Call brings you a podcast that reimagines how policies will change because of COVID-19. In this episode we explore the future of public transportation with Sam Zimbabwe, Director for Seattle's Department of Transportation. Jessica Wehrman tops off this podcast with a look at how the coronavirus is impacting the upcoming appropriations bill on transportation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 19, 2020•26 min
In this episode, we delve into health care policy and some of the methods that public health officials say can help contain the coronavirus from spreading further. We have two reports: one on contact tracing and the other on masks. We also take a look at how the coronavirus economy has drained Social Security and Medicare coffers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2020•8 min
In tonight's episode we delve into health policy. The White House is saying that the media is creating a false narrative of a second wave of infections from COVID-19. Public health officials disagree. Meanwhile there is some good news regarding treatment. An update on "Operation Warp Speed" and finally the undue burden of the coronavirus on the mental health of African Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2020•7 min
In today's episode, we examine the Food and Drug Administration's move to withdraw emergency approval for hydroxychloroquine. We also take a sobering look at new statistics that show the rate of hunger and housing insecurity is nearly twice as high among African Americans than whites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2020•6 min
The annual appropriations process is starting later than normal this year due to coronavirus-related delays. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss what could trip up lawmakers as they begin debate on nearly $1.4 trillion in spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2020•15 min
In this episode of Coronavirus Special Report, politics is back in full view when it comes to the coronavirus and Capitol Hill. Political ads are targeting vulnerable Senators and their stance around relief, while one lawmaker goes on the defense about money aimed to help farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2020•7 min
