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Push for a Revised Build Back Better Continues, but Another Government Shutdown Looms
February 2, 2022
Negotiations on a revised Build Back Better Act remain behind closed doors as Congress publicly debates several high-profile issues. The replacement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and the crisis in Ukraine have garnered the most media attention, but another government spending deadline is fast approaching. Congress has until February..
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Build Better Negotiations Continue While Voting Rights Measures Take Center Stage
January 20, 2022
The Senate barreled towards an ultimately unsuccessful showdown on voting rights legislation while the House focused on reviving Build Back Better.
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Senate Delays Consideration of Build Back Better Act
January 18, 2022
Senate Delays Consideration of Build Back Better Act, Negotiations Continue Following Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) announcement last month that he would not vote for the Build Back Better Act in its current form, Democratic leaders and the White House continue to seek the best path forward for the legislation. Private..
Read MoreElection Reform Takes Center Stage with Build Back Better Negotiations Delayed
January 6, 2022
Following Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV), announcement last month that he would not vote for the Build Back Better Act in its current form, Democratic leaders and the White House began planning the best path forward for the legislation. While Manchin has since said he is willing to resume negotiations, it is..
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Mobilizing the Community to Spread Christmas Cheer
January 5, 2022
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, one Chicago area community was treated to something else equally contagious: altruism. Days before Christmas, local resident Cassie Greenhill brought holiday cheer to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the Shady Oaks campus of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) in the simple but..
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