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Schedule of Washington tributes to Bob Dole
1:15 p.m.: The motorcade carrying Dole’s casket will stop at the World War II Memorial for a public tribute ceremony. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark A.
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Senators question Biden nominee on fighting China and Russia
Grady’s confirmation hearing, originally scheduled for Dec. 1, was delayed a week as the Senate tried unsuccessfully to pass its own version of the annual defense policy bill.
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Meadows on track for contempt of Congress charges
Other depositions On Dec. 1, the committee recommended holding former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in contempt of Congress for not producing documents and testimony.
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House passes debt limit process, Medicare cuts delay bill
Medicare, farm cuts The debt limit process language is tucked into a bill that would avoid several Medicare cuts that would otherwise be triggered Jan. 1, including across-the-board reductions to
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Defense bill’s assistance for poor troops falls short, advocates say
Major issue, minor cost If the Pentagon were to include the housing funds in every income calculation, the aid would help just 500 families with $200 a month — a mere $1 million commitment to fighting
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House passes compromise defense policy bill
It also would prohibit reductions to the operational capability of any B-1 bomber aircraft squadrons until the Air Force starts fielding the stealth B-21 bomber.
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Big companies look to Senate to ease budget bill’s minimum tax
With the likelihood the $2.2 trillion filibuster-proof package will see edits in the Senate, and a year before the tax would take effect starting on Jan. 1, 2023, pressure is likely to continue.
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Bob Dole’s life in Washington in 10 photos
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Democrats push climate proposals amid internal fights
“I would rather approach it from an ‘it makes no sense for me from a business standpoint to run diesel engines anymore, because there’s an electric engine sitting there that No. 1 I don’t go deaf
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Senate clears Feb. 18 stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown
Other Medicare cuts taking place Jan. 1, including a 2 percent “sequester” and separate reductions to reimbursements for physicians and clinical laboratory services, won’t be addressed in the CR.
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New stopgap funding bill likely to extend into early 2022
For instance, Democrats point out that in order to meet the 2.7 percent pay raise for troops set to take effect Jan. 1, the rest of the Pentagon budget would need to be cut.
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Abortion case tests Supreme Court’s rightward shift after Trump
Corrected Dec. 1 | The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that asks the justices to overturn the long-standing decisions that established the right to abortion in the United States, a moment
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Biden makes it official: Young gets OMB director nod
The Congressional Black Caucus also backed her bid for the No. 1 slot at OMB.
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Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert to run for state attorney general
“We’ve reached our initial goal of raising $1 million in order to start a run,” Gohmert said in an announcement video as he pledged to work for border protection and electron integrity.
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Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy
So much of the fiscal focus of the nation in the last 20 years has been, No. 1, of overseas wars, where we’ve spent $8 trillion. No. 2, tax cuts heavily skewed to the wealthiest Americans.
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House passes budget package after cost concerns abate
McCarthy filibuster House passage came Friday morning, after a stemwinder of a speech from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that went for more than 8 1/2 hours — breaking the previous record
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Inflation weighs down Democrats heading into 2022
Oakland County haven’t been close recently, but Rochester Hills has been tight: Democrat Debbie Stabenow eked out slim margins in her last two races and fellow Democrat Gary Peters lost by less than 1
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This was supposed to be a big year for Hill pay. Staffers aren’t holding their breath
median salary for all House staffers is $59,000, an increase of $4,000 from two years ago, according to a new report from the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion that looks at payroll data as of July 1.
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Democrats push to help hungry troops, as Pentagon offers limited aid
It would give about 500 families an average of $200 a month, at a cost to the government of $1 million a year, according to Congressional Budget Office figures.
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Democrats’ ‘SALT’ headache hangs over budget reconciliation bill
The TPC analysis shows the benefit of the $80,000 cap for those cut off from relief under the Sanders-Menendez proposal: Households earning between $500,000 and $1 million next year would receive