A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill that would exempt nurses in the federal Nurse Corps from paying income tax on their student loan forgiveness and scholarships. The Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act would amend the Internal Revenue Code to create parity in tax treatment for scholarships and loan
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations’ human rights office to release its assessment of China’s policies in Xinjiang before next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level over what it says is ongoing genocide in the
Good mooorning, Early Birds. We’re going to spend the snowy three-day weekend digesting Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s engagement and an almost Rep. Ben Affleck (Mass.). What will you do? Play Wordle, perhaps? Let us know how you fare: earlytips@washpost.com. ?? SCOOP: “Leaders of the federal judiciary have had to backtrack after nearly three dozen law clerks and judges’s assistants affirmed
WASHINGTON, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, miembro del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, emitió la siguiente declaración con respecto a la votación del proyecto de ley Nord Stream 2 del senador Cruz: “He sido claro en mi creencia de que para que el mundo aborde el caos climático antes de que sea demasiado tarde,
Washington, DC – Hoy, el Senador de EE. UU. de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, junto con la Senadora Patty Murray (D-WA), el Senador Roger Wicker (R-MS) y John Boozman (R-AR), presentaron la Ley de Paridad Fiscal del Cuerpo de Enfermeras, legislación para garantizar que las enfermeras del Cuerpo de Enfermeras federal no tengan que pagar impuestos sobre la renta de sus estudiantes
The International Olympic Committee would be stripped of its federal tax-exempt status under legislation that could be proposed as early as next week, four people with direct knowledge of the plan told USA TODAY Sports. The proposed legislation has bipartisan support and is in response to the IOC’s refusal to challenge
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has been in office for over a decade, and since assuming his seat in 2009, so much has changed. Presidents have come and gone, renewable sources of energy have begun to boom, and the COVID-19 pandemic has totally transformed just about everything in our lives. One
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley se unieron hoy al senador estadounidense Bernie Sanders (I-VT) y a más de 50 colegas demócratas en el Senado y la Cámara de Representantes para reintroducir una legislación que salva vidas para fabricar y distribuir máscaras N95 altamente protectoras para todas las personas. en Oregón y en todo el país. Bajo las máscaras de Sanders para
Senior Democratic senators on Wednesday will unveil a fresh package of sanctions to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin if he invades Ukraine, an effort backed by the White House as the administration seeks to tamp down defections on a competing measure targeting Moscow set for a closely watched Senate vote
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron esta semana que más de $3,6 millones de la Administración Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) se destinarán a la recuperación del incendio de White River que ardió en el Bosque Nacional Mt. Hood en agosto. 2020. “El incendio de White River demostró
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