The Capitol Hill Reader 147: Vaccines, "Public" Lands, and the Ghost of Castro

Hello Readers,

We have a packed digest for you this week, including:

• A series of executive orders and memoranda on childhood vaccine schedules, public land use, and DeFi system.

• Limited action in the Senate, but some bi-partisan legislation on small town banking moves through the House (as well as some not bi-partisan legislation for veterans).

• Four Supreme Court Cases on Cuba, immigration judges, and more.

Let’s get started.

This executive order directs federal health agencies to review the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule in light of an HHS assessment that compared American vaccine recommendations with those of other developed countries. The order states that the United States currently recommends more childhood vaccine doses than any of its peers and suggests aligning recommendations with “scientific evidence” an…