House Votes to Undo Solar Moratorium
Congress
House Votes to Undo Solar Moratorium
2023-05-01 19:03:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House voted 221-202 on Friday to overturn President Joe Biden’s two-year moratorium on imposing new tariffs on solar panels and related equipment from four Southeast Asian countries suspected of illicitly working to allow Chinese companies to skirt... Read More

Bipartisan Amendment to NDAA Reverses Moratorium on Wind Farm Leases
Energy
Bipartisan Amendment to NDAA Reverses Moratorium on Wind Farm Leases
2022-07-18 21:22:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House has passed a bipartisan amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act submitted by Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., that rolls back former President Donald Trump’s 10-year moratorium on offshore energy leases off the Atlantic coast. For... Read More

White House Extends Student Loan Repayment Freeze
Education
White House Extends Student Loan Repayment Freeze
2021-12-22 19:36:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a freeze on student loan repayments to May 1. Borrowers’ payments were to resume in February. The so-called administrative forbearance was initially put in place as part of the CARES Act in... Read More

Head of UN Health Agency Seeks Vaccine Booster Moratorium
In The News
Head of UN Health Agency Seeks Vaccine Booster Moratorium

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization called Wednesday for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their... Read More

CDC Issues Limited New Eviction Moratorium
Housing
CDC Issues Limited New Eviction Moratorium
2021-08-03 22:09:16
by Dan McCue

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from progressives that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose their homes during... Read More

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