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Spending package headed for House debate
Congress is in for a busy week, with a full slate of spending bills on the floor and Senators trying to close a deal on infrastructure.
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Jan. 6 select committee takes shape with Kinzinger addition
Kinzinger joins Liz Cheney as the only Republicans on the panel tasked with investigating and reporting the facts and causes of Jan. 6.
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‘G-fees,’ pension smoothing on the table for infrastructure offsets
The Senate's bipartisan infrastructure negotiators head into tense weekend talks to try and iron out a $579 billion package that can be ready by early next week with offsets.
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‘Favorite time during the week’ — Congressional Hits and Misses
"A lot of legends begin in bars in Alaska," said Sen. Dan Sullivan during his Alaskan of the week monologue.
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Conservatives riled up over registering women for draft
Conservatives oppose a Senate bill that would require women to register for the military draft next year and plan to make it an election issue in 2022.
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Democratic hawks want to go bigger than Biden on defense spending
Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee want to spend a lot more than President Joe Biden on defense.
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Bipartisan infrastructure talks said to be stuck on transit
Disagreement over transit may derail the efforts of 22 senators to come up with a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
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Senate committee proposes big Pentagon funding boost
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to increase the defense budget more rapidly than President Joe Biden and Democratic progressives.
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House passes bill to authorize 8,000 more visas for Afghan allies
Protections also would be extended to Afghan family members of special immigrant visa applicants who were killed.
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Senate bill would require women to register for the draft
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved legislation to require women to register for the draft for the first time.
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Pelosi, McCarthy dig in over Jan. 6 select committee
McCarthy said he has given no consideration to replacing Reps. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on the select committee.
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Vilsack defends farmworker changes against immigration attacks
Senate Republicans attacked Tom Vilsak on border security during a hearing about creating a path to citizenship for migrant farmworkers
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Moody’s: Infrastructure, budget packages will boost growth, jobs
Democrats touted a Moody’s Analytics report that an emerging $4.1 trillion combo package of spending would grow the economy and create jobs.
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Navy, Air Force defend plans to retire planes and ships
Lawmakers worried that retiring the planes and ships could leave the Pentagon unprepared for a conflict in the near term.
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House to take up bill adding more visas for Afghan immigrants
The bill would authorize an additional 8,000 "special immigrant visas" for Afghan interpreters, contractors and other U.S. allies.
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Democrats expect unity on budget as they eye early August vote
Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that he’s confident all 50 Democrats will support the fiscal 2022 budget resolution.
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GOP blocks Schumer’s cloture motion on infrastructure package
Republican lawmakers united Wednesday to reject a motion to begin debate on a $1.2 trillion, eight-year bipartisan infrastructure package.
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Pelosi blocks Banks and Jordan from panel reviewing Jan. 6 riot
Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to name two other members, but the GOP may not participate at all.
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Vote falls short, but infrastructure talks continue
The Senate’s rejection of a procedural step to advance a still unwritten infrastructure bill sets the stage for a second try.
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Debt limit deadline likely October or November, CBO says
Debt limit deadline likely October or November, CBO says - Uncategorized