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Consumer advocates clearly prefer a measure offered in the the Energy and Commerce Committee by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Drug price transparency prompts fight among Democrats

By Andrew Siddons
Posted July 22, 2019 at 8:53am
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., leads the NRCC. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP campaign chairman: There’s ‘no place’ for ‘send her back’ chant

By Bridget Bowman
Posted July 18, 2019 at 12:34pm
Comedian Jon Stewart is a strong advocate for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP spending hawks hang up 9/11 bill; passage still likely

By Niels Lesniewski and David Lerman
Posted July 17, 2019 at 3:34pm
The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act would only exacerbate America’s nurse deficit, Roy writes.(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

U.S. health care would collapse without foreign-trained nurses like me, so why did the House vote to ban us?

By Virgie “Gigie” Roy
Posted July 17, 2019 at 6:30am
Rep. Will Hurd shaves Lisa Sanders' head at a fundraiser for childhood cancer research on Tuesday. (Courtesy St. Baldrick's Foundation)

Rep. Will Hurd ‘honored’ to shave constituent’s head

By Kathryn Lyons
Posted July 16, 2019 at 2:02pm
The administration will need congressional help to take action this year on drug prices. (File photo)

Congress is Trump’s best hope for drug pricing action

By Andrew Siddons and Lauren Clason
Posted July 16, 2019 at 10:47am
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said he would build on the 2010 health insurance overhaul enacted by President Barack Obama instead of creating a new system, a clear line of demarcation between him and several other Democrats running for the nomination. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Health care continues to define, divide 2020 Democratic field

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 15, 2019 at 6:30pm
Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., sponsored the repeal bill, which has been a priority for both the insurance industry and labor unions. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House to vote on health care ‘Cadillac tax’ repeal

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted July 15, 2019 at 9:12am
Salmonella infections caused by contaminated papayas highlight the challenges Food and Drug Administration officials face in fighting foodborne illness. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Papaya outbreak highlights FDA’s food safety challenge

By Andrew Siddons
Posted July 15, 2019 at 7:00am
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that funds for veterans health care should be included in any deal to raise the debt ceiling and spending caps. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Pelosi: Extra veterans health care funds needed in debt deal

By CQ Staff
Posted July 14, 2019 at 9:08am