Tag: US Senate
RFK Jr. Senate confirmation hearing highlights
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, testified Wednesday before a c [...]
Merck, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs face Senate drug price hearing
(L-R) Joaquin Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Robert Davis, CEO of Merck, and Chris Boerner, CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, testify before the Sena [...]
Marijuana financing bill SAFER Banking to move forward in Congress
Different strains of cannabis are displayed for sale at the Harborside dispensary in Oakland, California, U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020.David Paul M [...]
GOP law cut Big Pharma tax rates by 40%, Senate report says
(L-R) Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc., Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca, Giovanni Caforio, chairman of th [...]
Senate holds first hearing on bill
Aaron Smith, CEO of the National Cannabis Industry Association, speaks during a news conference on the Safe Banking Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Wa [...]
Medicare could face legal action over drug price negotiations
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with the president of the European Commission after a visit to oversee the production of the [...]
Eli Lilly vows insulin prices won’t rise; Novo Nordisk, Sanofi hedge
An Eli Lilly & Co. logo is seen on a box of insulin medication in this arranged photograph at a pharmacy in Princeton, Illinois.Daniel Acker | Blo [...]
U.S. approves Kigali Amendment to curb climate-warming chemicals
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media after the 51-50 vote passed the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" on Capitol Hill [...]
Inflation Reduction Act limits pass-through tax break for 2 more years
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discusses the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C.Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Ti [...]
House Democrats push for Biden’s billionaire minimum income tax
Erik McGregor | LightRocket | Getty ImagesAs Democrats plow forward with a slimmed-down reconciliation package, House lawmakers are separately pushing [...]
There’s a growing interest in wealth taxes on the super-rich
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing on Feb. 23, 2021.Greg Nash | Pool | ReutersAmericans increasingly [...]
Middle-class Americans face retirement insecurity, analysis finds
Anchiy | E+ | Getty ImagesMiddle-class U.S. households have limited financial assets and may face retirement insecurity, according to an analysis f [...]
Senate Democrats push for billionaire tax to help fund spending plan
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., questions IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig at a June 8, 2021 Senate Finance Committee h [...]
GOP Sen. says Trump impeachment trial might set a harmful precedent
Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio advised CNBC why he joined 44 different Republicans to reject the constitutionality of impeaching former Presid [...]
Joe Biden’s local weather change plans face unsure future within the Senate
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden discusses the significance of defending the Inexpensive Care Act (ACA) as he speaks to reporters about his well bein [...]
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