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March 21, 2020
Why can't Congress vote from home?

by Amber Phillips
Published by the Washington Post

The main job of Congress is to vote on legislation. That's a problem if Congress has to go on an extended break over fears about the coronavirus, because Congress has a rule: No voting remotely, no matter what.


March 21, 2020
Lawmakers praise workers, offer hope for economy

Written by Frank E. Lockwood
Published by Arkansas Democrat Gazette

With the nation preparing for the worst pandemic in more than a century, with the stock market plunging and with many businesses shuttered, many Americans are frightened.

The fear and the uncertainty are real, but can also be overcome, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack said Friday, after visiting a coronavirus testing site.


March 20, 2020
Senate kicks off stimulus negotiations

Written by Melanie Zanona
Published by Politico


March 18, 2020
Why Congress isn't working remotely due to COVID-19

Written by Jake Bright
Published by Tech Crunch

As COVID-19 forces much of America to work from home, the United States Congress — whose 535 members have an average age of 60 — is still operating from Capitol Hill.


March 10, 2020
USDOT Awards $39 Million in Grants to Two Texas Ports

Written by Eugene Mulero
Published by Transport Topics

Officials at a pair of ports in Texas were awarded more than $39 million in federal grants to assist with expansion initiatives, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced March 10.


March 4, 2020
Smooth sailing: No partisan Super Tuesday battles for these candidates

Written by: Stephanie Akin
Published by: Roll Call

More than a dozen House and Senate incumbents sailed through Super Tuesday without a primary challenger and will be almost guaranteed to keep their seats in the next Congress, in spite of a competitive election year when billions of dollars could be spent to influence voters.


February 28, 2020
EOD Soldier earns first place in bomb competition
Written by: Clemens Gaines
Published by: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service

Staff Sgt. Nickolas Brodock was selected as the top explosive ordnance technician in the U.S. Bomb Technician Association's annual competition in December.


February 16, 2020
Signal to Noise: A Wake Up Call in a Bag of Dead Chickens

Written by: John Herath
Published by: Ag Web

News that a bag of dead birds was seized from a passenger arriving in the U.S. from China raised a number of red flags for Cong. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) who is in the rare position of sitting on both the Agriculture and Intelligence Committees in the House. What scares the congressman is what we don't know about those birds because of outdated protocols.