Politics · 114th Congress
Pence Says Trump’s Agenda in Step With House GOP
Peter T. King told reporters. “He vouched for him,” the New York Republican said. King said Oregon Rep.
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Politics · 114th Congress
Democrats No Longer Divided Over Social Security
Linda T. Sánchez, Mark Pocan, and Michael M. Honda announced legislation to expand Social Security.
Politics · 114th Congress
House Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia
Ted Poe, R-Texas, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees, said on the floor Friday. “It’s interesting that Saudi Arabia objects to this legislation.
Politics · 114th Congress
Photos of the Week: Rotunda Reopens, Kaine Lunches with Democrats and House Marks 9/11
David Vitter, R-La., is interviewed by Roll Call in his Hart Building office, Sept. 6, 2016.
Politics · 114th Congress
McConnell Comment on TPP Ends Obama’s Chance to Close Deal
In a Louisville Courier-Journal video, McConnell, R-Ky., said the next administration could renegotiate troublesome areas in the trade pact between the United States and 11 Pacific nations to win
Policy · 114th Congress
First Zika Transmission Cases Within United States Hit Florida
The virus is silently and rapidly spreading in Puerto Rico,” said Lyle R. Petersen, the incident manager for CDC’s Zika response.
Politics · 114th Congress
Republicans Go to the Mat to Take Down Clinton
“It was all happy talk,” he said of the sunny outlook espoused the previous night by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and others.
Politics · 114th Congress
Georgia Runoff Will Decide State’s Next Congressman
Those members include Idaho’s Mike Simpson, Ohio’s Steve Stivers, Florida’s Tom Rooney, South Dakota’s Kristi Noem, Ohio’s Michael R.
Policy · 114th Congress
House GOP Gun Measure Won’t Satisfy Democrats
On Friday, the House posted text of a new bill introduced by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that includes several counter-terrorism provisions and is being fast-tracked to the floor next
Politics · 114th Congress
Anti-Zika Funding in Question With Senate Stalemate
Roy Blunt, R-Mo., one of the chief negotiators, did not completely rule out further talks. “We have to deal with this,” Blunt told reporters.
Politics · 114th Congress
Senate Plans Vote on Gun-Control Proposals
Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a Senate floor speech Thursday that he talked with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and there was an agreement on allowing votes on two Democratic
Policy · 114th Congress
LGBT Lost in Partisan Terror-Guns Fight on Hill
Charlie Dent, R-Pa., who has pushed for a balance between barring discrimination against LGBT Americans and protecting religious freedoms.
Policy · 114th Congress
House GOP Conservatives, Moderates Seek Consensus on Budget
<p class="r _U6c"> [GOP Wants to Cut $23 Billion From Food Stamps] “If there’s a whip count to support a $1.04 [trillion] budget, the leadership would probably be fine,” he
Policy · 114th Congress
Brussels Attack: Are We Any Safer Here?
Peter T. King, R-N.Y., a former Homeland Security Committee chairman. “They’ve been lagging several years behind us. For a number of years, the Europeans thought we were overreacting.
From Top Lieutenant to Lt. Governor
In 2006, she became chief of staff for Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak before serving as an adviser on Dayton’s campaign and becoming chief of staff after his election.
Policy · 114th Congress
Senate Allows Casey to Testify in Fattah Trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Casey was called as a witness by prosecutors over a letter Casey’s office received from Fattah about the appointment of the consultant to a federal
Politics · 114th Congress
Defunct House Page Dorm Eyed for Day Care Facility
Ryan has asked for a review of whether the space could be used as a daycare facility, according to Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers.
Democrats Tie Up House Floor to Force Vote on Guns Bill
Scott Perry, R-Pa., called the maneuvering a “ruse.”
GOP Leadership Vacuum Seen Helping Ex-Im Bank’s Future
Afterward, Boehner urged the Financial Services Committee to move legislation (which has been bottled-up by Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas) before having their job done for them by the petition signers
The Most Divided House District in New York
Reed, on the other hand, is a conservative Republican who served as mayor of Corning before winning election to Congress in 2010, a year when any reasonable candidate with an “R” behind his name