The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocates billions of dollars to priority areas, including funding for the development of carbon capture infrastructure, alternative energy sources and technologies, grid infrastructure, and electric vehicle infrastructure.
April 16, 2021 6:10 AM By Brandon Lee
Lawmakers seeking to lower drug costs should take a comprehensive approach rather than focus solely on manufacturersâ pricing practicesâa strategy thatâs only created disparities in the marketplace, policy analysts say.
Drug pricing will come back to the forefront of policy discussions in the coming months as Covid-19 vaccines become more readily available and lawmakers turn to other issues. But many of the roughly two dozen bills floating around Congress primarily address the prices drug companies set and ignore other aspects of the supply chain, including the pharmacy middlemen that control how insurance pays for medications.
April 15, 2021 7:00 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
John Kerry has been flying around the world trying to get some of the biggest polluters to step up their fight against climate change in time for a White House summit on April 22. If new goals are the measure of success, the meeting is shaping up to be a disappointment.
President Joe Bidenâs climate envoy this week touched down in Shanghai, Chinaâthe most high profile stop on a tour thatâs so far included India, the U.K., Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates. Later heâll travel to Seoul, South Korea.
March 5, 2021 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
Senate Democrats face a gauntlet of Republican attempts to rein in President Joe Bidenâs $1.9 trillion stimulus package in a marathon session of votes that will extend the timetable for passage into the weekend.
Democratic leaders plan to rough it through the amendment process and emerge with a bill that gets the votes of all 50 Democrats without risking a revolt from progressives in the House, which will have to agree on the Senate version before it goes to Biden for his signature.
The president has already agreed to revisions to keep moderate Senate Democrats on board, including narrowing the eligibility for direct payments to millions of Americans. Incentives have also been added, including more money for rural hospitals, health insurance subsidies for the unemployed and broadband.