Jessica Wehrman
@jessicawehrman.bsky.social
Health editor at CQ Roll Call. Former Ohio reporter. Still a Midwesterner. Don't boss me.
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I just started a Congressional Reporters starter pack for journos and researchers who cover Congress (and politics more generally). Lemme know who I should add (including yourself, don't be shy) in the comments or DMs
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November 12, 2024 at 6:43 PM
I just started a Congressional Reporters starter pack for journos and researchers who cover Congress (and politics more generally). Lemme know who I should add (including yourself, don't be shy) in the comments or DMs
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Adding to my library hold list (which is already obscene) rollcall.com/2024/12/05/c...
Deck the Hill with books aplenty: Capitol insiders share their favorites of 2024
Nothing says “holiday gift” like a 400-page tome about history, politics or power. We asked some of Washington’s busiest readers for their recommendations.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Adding to my library hold list (which is already obscene) rollcall.com/2024/12/05/c...
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‘Postal-Naming Destruction’: The Least Controversial Thing Congress Does Is Becoming Controversial www.notus.org/congress/pos...
‘Postal-Naming Destruction’: The Least Controversial Thing Congress Does Is Becoming Controversial
More and more of what Congress does on a day-to-day basis is naming post offices. Some members want to end the practice.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:36 PM
‘Postal-Naming Destruction’: The Least Controversial Thing Congress Does Is Becoming Controversial www.notus.org/congress/pos...
Also this by Jessie Hellmann. She does fantastic work on aging issues for CQ Roll Call: rollcall.com/2024/12/04/n...
Nursing home staffing rule in limbo as Trump 2.0 approaches - Roll Call
A Biden rule aimed at providing ample staffing for nursing homes may be rolled back either by Republicans in the lame duck or by Trump.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Also this by Jessie Hellmann. She does fantastic work on aging issues for CQ Roll Call: rollcall.com/2024/12/04/n...
Great story on Roll Call about RFK's health cabinet.: rollcall.com/2024/12/05/h...
How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks - Roll Call
Cabinet health picks include vaccine skeptics, supporters of herd immunity and promoters of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Great story on Roll Call about RFK's health cabinet.: rollcall.com/2024/12/05/h...
Reupping this: Lia DeGroot had a good idea very early on that we needed to start compiling info on RFK -- and giving readers context into what he can and cannot do......https://rollcall.com/2024/11/08/how-rfk-jr-s-health-proposals-would-stack-up-in-practice/
How RFK Jr.’s health proposals would stack up in practice - Roll Call
Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed skepticism about vaccines and vowed to restructure federal health agencies.
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November 15, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Reupping this: Lia DeGroot had a good idea very early on that we needed to start compiling info on RFK -- and giving readers context into what he can and cannot do......https://rollcall.com/2024/11/08/how-rfk-jr-s-health-proposals-would-stack-up-in-practice/
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Reading the Booker Award-winning ORBITAL, and this passage about a Filipino farmer in the path of a typhoon feels hugely relevant right now.
November 15, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Reading the Booker Award-winning ORBITAL, and this passage about a Filipino farmer in the path of a typhoon feels hugely relevant right now.
From our Nina Heller: rollcall.com/2024/11/13/i...
In divide on women's health care, a consensus on menopause - Roll Call
Senators push a bill to increase federal research on menopause, coordinate the federal government’s existing programs relating to menopause.
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November 15, 2024 at 12:59 AM
From our Nina Heller: rollcall.com/2024/11/13/i...
So, we kind of saw this one coming. But great turnaround by Ariel Cohen, Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman: rollcall.com/2024/11/14/t...
Trump taps RFK Jr. to lead HHS - Roll Call
After promising to let him "go wild" on public health agencies, President-elect Donald Trump nominates RFK Jr. for HHS secretary.
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November 15, 2024 at 12:58 AM
So, we kind of saw this one coming. But great turnaround by Ariel Cohen, Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman: rollcall.com/2024/11/14/t...
Ok, trying it again.
November 15, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Ok, trying it again.
You guys. This piece by Lauren Clason has it all: Masterful feature writing, a compelling topic, and a tale of a scrappy town trying to save its ambulance service: rollcall.com/2023/10/26/a...
October 26, 2023 at 1:41 PM
You guys. This piece by Lauren Clason has it all: Masterful feature writing, a compelling topic, and a tale of a scrappy town trying to save its ambulance service: rollcall.com/2023/10/26/a...
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Autumn tones in the Dolomites.
October 20, 2023 at 10:57 AM
Autumn tones in the Dolomites.
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Another day, another hangup for the Senate's stalled spending minibus. This time over an amendment from Sen. Cramer, R-N.D., that would stop DOT from requiring state and local transportation authorities to set emissions targets. w/ @valerieyurk.bsky.social
🔒: plus.cq.com/doc/news-78593…
🔒: plus.cq.com/doc/news-78593…
November 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Another day, another hangup for the Senate's stalled spending minibus. This time over an amendment from Sen. Cramer, R-N.D., that would stop DOT from requiring state and local transportation authorities to set emissions targets. w/ @valerieyurk.bsky.social
🔒: plus.cq.com/doc/news-78593…
🔒: plus.cq.com/doc/news-78593…
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Once again, this profile we wrote is extremely relevant to breaking news events, so give it a read
rollcall.com/2023/10/04/p...
rollcall.com/2023/10/04/p...
October 19, 2023 at 5:52 PM
Once again, this profile we wrote is extremely relevant to breaking news events, so give it a read
rollcall.com/2023/10/04/p...
rollcall.com/2023/10/04/p...
Really informative profile of Patrick McHenry, who may or may not be in that speaker's chair for a minute....https://rollcall.com/2023/10/04/patrick-mchenry-speaker-pro-tempore-evolved/
October 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Really informative profile of Patrick McHenry, who may or may not be in that speaker's chair for a minute....https://rollcall.com/2023/10/04/patrick-mchenry-speaker-pro-tempore-evolved/
Jordan will back plan to install McHenry as Speaker. rollcall.com/2023/10/19/j...
October 19, 2023 at 5:27 PM
Jordan will back plan to install McHenry as Speaker. rollcall.com/2023/10/19/j...
From the marvelous Jessie Hellmann: rollcall.com/2023/10/19/a...
October 19, 2023 at 4:20 PM
From the marvelous Jessie Hellmann: rollcall.com/2023/10/19/a...
Alright, let's do this thing.
October 19, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Alright, let's do this thing.