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The U.S. has gotten a crash course over the past 18 months in just how important the biomedical research pipeline can be, as scientists turned years of basic science research into highly effective vaccines against the coronavirus in record-time.
Now, lawmakers say the U.S. is due for big investments to its biomedical infrastructure.
On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. ET, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), will hold a hearing entitled, "Stopping Digital Thieves: The Growing Threat of Ransomware."
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A hotel in northeast Denver is a step closer to becoming housing for people struggling with homelessness. A key House Appropriations subcommittee approved a huge bill on Monday that includes the funding.
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A congressional subcommittee on Monday approved nearly $6.5 million for a trio of projects intended to create affordable housing in Denver and a shelter for children who are homeless.
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The House was in session for four days this week while the Senate was on a state work week. The Senate returns on July 12 following the one-week Fourth of July recess, and both chambers will be in session for the week of July 19.
Biden signs DeGette's methane resolution
A Cold War-era Pentagon office credited with many scientific breakthroughs would be the model for a new government agency tasked with solving health's greatest mysteries if President Joe Biden and a Colorado congresswoman have their way.
Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare effort by Democrats to use the legislative branch to overturn a regulatory rollback under President Donald Trump.
Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare effort by Democrats to use the legislative branch to overturn a regulatory rollback under President Donald Trump.
A bipartisan, bicameral group is reintroducing tweaked legislation Thursday that would overhaul how the FDA oversees laboratory-developed tests and diagnostics, POLITICO's David Lim reports.