Bipartisan Caucus Releases Debt Ceiling Framework
Congress
Bipartisan Caucus Releases Debt Ceiling Framework
2023-04-20 20:40:39
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — The Problem Solvers Caucus is proposing a bipartisan debt ceiling framework consisting of steps which they say will avoid defaulting on the national debt and advancing a sustainable budget. Problem Solvers Caucus co-chairs, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and... Read More

Problem Solvers Endorse Bill Aimed at Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans
Mental Health
Problem Solvers Endorse Bill Aimed at Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans
2022-10-25 20:55:21
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus on Tuesday endorsed the VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving suicide prevention and mental health care for veterans. In 2019, there was an average of more... Read More

Citizens Group Seeks to Bridge the Partisan Divide
Political News
Citizens Group Seeks to Bridge the Partisan Divide
2022-05-08 16:18:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — All over Capitol Hill, the hullabaloo of the return to almost pre-pandemic normal was everywhere in evidence. Under a bright blue late afternoon sky, mobs of rambunctious school children were being corralled on the Capitol steps for class... Read More

Problem Solvers, Senators Renew Call for Fully Funding CHIPS Act
National Security
Problem Solvers, Senators Renew Call for Fully Funding CHIPS Act
2021-11-24 15:54:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Before leaving town for Thanksgiving, Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined members of the Problem Solvers Caucus to call for fully funding the CHIPS for America Act, an initiative intended to increase semiconductor production in... Read More

Infrastructure Bill Advances Even Before Ink Dries On Completed Bill Text
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Bill Advances Even Before Ink Dries On Completed Bill Text
2021-07-30 20:06:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Members of the House and Senate gathered outside the Capitol Friday to celebrate this week’s progress on the largest infrastructure bill in U.S. history, and to remind everyone that the legislation still has a ways to go before... Read More

Problem Solvers Unveil Plan to Break Infrastructure Logjam
Congress
Problem Solvers Unveil Plan to Break Infrastructure Logjam
2021-06-09 20:00:03
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Problem Solvers Caucus released a new, $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal Wednesday, aiming to break the partisan gridlock that has so far stymied any kind of deal between the White House and Capitol Hill. The plan put forward... Read More

Problem Solvers Promote Bipartisan Solutions to America’s Infrastructure Crisis
Infrastructure
Problem Solvers Promote Bipartisan Solutions to America’s Infrastructure Crisis
2021-04-23 20:44:43
by TWN Staff

A new report prepared by the Problem Solvers Caucus offers an astonishing array of bipartisan recommendations on how to rebuild and responsibly invest in the nation’s woefully out-of-date and sagging infrastructure. Just 20 pages long, the report, which has been... Read More

Problem Solvers Urge Leaders to Return to Regular Order
Congress
Problem Solvers Urge Leaders to Return to Regular Order
2021-03-30 14:12:07
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - The Problem Solvers Caucus is urging the Congressional leadership to return to regular order in the House, allowing for open debate on the House floor, committee hearings, and amendments.   In a letter endorsed by the 58-Member bipartisan Caucus,... Read More

New Firm Seeks to Advance Moderate-Driven, Bipartisan Policy Solutions
Public Policy
New Firm Seeks to Advance Moderate-Driven, Bipartisan Policy Solutions
2021-02-08 18:31:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - A new lobbying firm in town hopes to seize what its principals call a "unique opportunity" to advance moderate-driven, bipartisan policy solutions on Capitol Hill and beyond. Called the SMART Policy Group, the firm brings together more than... Read More

Cunningham, Reed, Call for COVID-19 Relief, Civility During Bipartisan Town Hall
Congress
Cunningham, Reed, Call for COVID-19 Relief, Civility During Bipartisan Town Hall
2020-11-02 14:02:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - It came as no surprise last week when the majority of questions posed to two members of Congress during a virtual town hall Friday focused on currently stalled negotiations over the next COVID-19 relief package. Despite being on... Read More

Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses Bipartisan Agricultural Workers Bill
Immigration
Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses Bipartisan Agricultural Workers Bill
2019-11-01 22:03:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The House Problem Solvers Caucus, a group dedicated to finding bipartisan consensus on important issues, has endorsed a bill to extend earned visa status to individuals who can show they've been regularly employed as an agricultural laborer in... Read More

Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses JOBS Act to Expand Pell Grant Eligibility for Students
Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses JOBS Act to Expand Pell Grant Eligibility for Students
2019-10-24 14:03:28
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus on Thursday threw its support behind a proposal to expand Pell Grant eligibility for short-term training programs that will allow more Americans to gain industry-recognized credentials. The House bill, H.R. 3497, also called... Read More

Problem Solvers Endorse Bill to Establish Smithsonian Women’s History Museum
In The News
Problem Solvers Endorse Bill to Establish Smithsonian Women’s History Museum
2019-07-26 19:19:44
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Problem Solvers Caucus on Thursday endorsed H.R. 1980, the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act, which will establish a new women’s history museum on the Mall in Washington, as a part of the Smithsonian Institution. Twenty-four Democrats and... Read More

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