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Pension funding, COBRA coverage survive aid bill’s ‘Byrd bath’
Senate Democrats won two procedural battles Monday on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package they hope to pass by week’s end.
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House Ethics continues probe of Guam delegate
Michael F.Q. San Nicolas is under scrutiny for allegations of an improper sexual relationship with staffer and campaign finance violations.
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Pelosi’s virus relief win shows she can keep her majority together
ANALYSIS — The chance to legislate and boost President Joe Biden has spurred unity among House Democrats under Nancy Pelosi.
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Voting rights take center stage on Capitol Hill and at Supreme Court
For a sense of the unsettled future of election laws, look no further than the debates teed up in Congress and the Supreme Court this week.
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Medicare fixes, Amtrak boost in draft Senate aid package
Senate is preparing to take out a minimum wage increase, but add new provisions to the COVID-19 aid measure.
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‘Plan B’ for minimum wage pitched as House prepares to vote on aid package
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden said Friday he's drafting a “Plan B” to boost the federal minimum wage through the tax code.
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White House budget not expected until April, Yarmuth says
President Joe Biden is not expected to submit his budget request to Congress until mid-to-late April, House Budget chairman says.
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House appropriators officially bring back earmarks, ending ban
House Democrats are officially resurrecting earmarks, ending a decadelong prohibition on congressionally directed spending.
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House passes $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package
House Democrats passed a massive pandemic aid bill early Saturday morning over solid Republican opposition
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Trade nominee Tai appears poised for Finance committee approval
Katherine Tai said she would hold trading partners to their obligations and shape trade policies to benefit U.S. workers.
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Parties make more ‘Byrd rule’ arguments to parliamentarian
Senate aides continued their whirlwind of meetings with the chamber's parliamentarian on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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Senate parliamentarian nixes minimum wage boost in aid package
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has told senators that a federal minimum wage increase won't qualify under budget rules.
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Hoyer wants votes to run on strict schedule, but it’s easier said than done
House leaders want to enforce strict time limits on floor votes, but that is a lot easier said than done in the chamber.
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Acting Capitol Police chief downplays value of FBI warning about Jan. 6
Capitol Police chief told lawmakers Thursday the department would not have changed Jan. 6 security even if it had gotten a key FBI warning.
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Why pro-drilling Don Young came to back Haaland for Interior
Conservative Alaska Republican Don Young, who has long supported Native American communities, is backing Deb Haaland for Interior secretary.
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Granholm confirmed for Energy with 14 GOP votes
“She created new jobs, leaving no worker behind,” said Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., whose state has lost thousands of coal mining jobs.
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Lawmakers begin to develop legislative response to Capitol attack
A response to the Capitol attack could take months, but lawmakers are offering starter legislative proposals.
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Republicans divided on Democrats’ push to restore earmarks
Republicans’ divide on earmarks is spilling into the open as appropriators support restoring the practice amid conservative opposition.
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Senate parliamentarian hears arguments on coronavirus relief bill
The Senate's rules referee is expected to decide by Thursday whether a minimum wage boost and other provisions are allowed in the reconciliation bill.
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Trump’s CPAC speech causes tension among GOP leadership
Trump's involvement in CPAC this weekend was under debate during a Republican leadership presser Wednesday.