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U.S. Congress

Economists, educators, Catholic leaders discuss what’s at stake in debt limit resolution for those most in need

May 30, 2023
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News

Details are still forthcoming and must be formalized into legislation for a Congressional vote — however, the prospect of a national default on the debts the nation has already incurred is potentially averted for the moment.

House Republicans accuse Biden administration of ‘double standard’ on FACE Act prosecutions

May 17, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News

House Republicans accused the Biden administration May 16 of a “double standard” on the enforcement of a federal law crafted to protect access to reproductive health facilities.

House GOP passes bill to raise debt limit and cut spending opposed by the White House

April 27, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News

House Republicans on April 26 voted to pass House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s legislation to raise the debt ceiling through 2024 and cut government spending, but the bill is seen as dead on arrival in the Democratically-controlled Senate and is opposed by the White House.

Leading Catholic lawmaker calls on Defense secretary to back military archbishop in Walter Reed dispute

April 18, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News

A leading Catholic lawmaker and religious freedom advocate has called on the Biden administration to support the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services in a dispute over a long-running Catholic pastoral care contract that a leading U.S. military medical center awarded to a secular defense contractor.

Mass shootings bring renewed calls for Catholics to prioritize common good over guns

April 11, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, U.S. Congress, World News

Theologians and church leaders told OSV News that a public policy response to gun violence representing a Catholic perspective should start by prioritizing the common good.

‘We all need to do more’: House hearing demands action over Nicaragua regime’s anti-Catholic persecution

March 23, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News

A U.S. House hearing March 22 examined what it called Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s anti-Catholic persecution and called for action, just days after the Vatican said it closed its embassy in Nicaragua.

Catholics must reject ‘sectarian partisan lens’ and ‘live the truth’ of their faith, says former congressman

March 13, 2023
By Julie Asher
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News

Despite being labeled a Democratic “heretic” by the media for his pro-life stand and his support for traditional marriage, former Congressman Dan Lipinski told a Washington conference he never backed down from “what I knew was true.”

Biden argues new budget would reflect U.S. values; GOP hits rising debt

March 10, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News

Democratic President Joe Biden unveiled the third budget proposal of his presidency March 9, and his first to a divided Congress.

Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 narrative engages in post-truth journalism, Catholic scholars warn

March 9, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, U.S. Congress, World News

Fox News host Tucker Carlson sparked bipartisan controversy on Capitol Hill after a March 6 package on his program “Tucker Carlson Tonight” depicted the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “mostly peaceful chaos.” Catholic political observers called the package a false portrayal of the day’s events.

Georgetown panel examines dangers to democracy, Catholics’ role in healing divisions

February 19, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, U.S. Congress, World News

Catholics have a responsibility to address rising threats to democratic norms in civic and social life, panelists said at a Feb. 16 event hosted by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.

Biden reiterates call to codify Roe v. Wade in State of the Union address

February 8, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News

President Joe Biden called the state of the union “strong,” in his second such address Feb. 7, calling for national unity even as he argued for some Democratic priorities including reiterating his call to codify Roe v. Wade.

Catholic lawmaker calls for ‘frank and sober’ security conversation after Chinese balloon shot down

February 6, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: News, U.S. Congress, World News

A Chinese surveillance balloon flying at high altitudes over the continental U.S. was shot down over the water off the South Carolina coast by U.S. military Feb. 4, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III confirmed in a statement Saturday afternoon.

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