Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday after Johnson backs down
Celebrated in 47 states and the District of Columbia, Juneteenth has long unofficially marked the day slavery in America truly ended.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Joe Manchin is a bona fide centrist. Deal with it
In a May 22-25 Fox News Poll, 47 percent of voters said the Biden administration was proposing too much of an increase in government spending, while only 33 percent said it was the right amount.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Clarke to lead DOJ Civil Rights Division
She will take the job as 47 states consider hundreds of proposed laws that voting rights advocates say would make it harder to vote.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden’s labor support may stall unless Senate enacts protections
Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the bill that 47 Democrats have signed on to as co-sponsors. Sen.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Special elections in redistricting cycles: To play or not to play?
Democrats were aided in the race by a self-funding candidate running on the tea party line, which allowed Hochul to win with 47 percent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
NRCC adds 10 Democrats to target list after release of census tally
House Republicans had already said they were targeting 47 of their Democratic colleagues in an initial list released in February.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats appear unfazed after Texas shutout
In February, the NRCC listed 47 Democrats on its list of initial targets of the 2022 cycle, partly in anticipation that the GOP would “win redistricting” with Republican-led legislatures drawing the majority
Campaigns · 117th Congress
How states gaining seats will draw their new House maps
Trump won the state by 52 percent to Biden’s 47 percent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Donations from teachers unions spiked as Congress debated school reopening, virus relief
Of the 47 Democrats on the initial target list released by the NRCC, 33 received contributions of $5,000 each from the AFT, and 37 received contributions of $2,000 each from the NEA.
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police request for dramatic budget boost met with skepticism on Hill
Pittman’s budget seeks to add 212 officers and 47 civilian positions. She stressed the need to have a dedicated standby force of 80 officers. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel L.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators squabble over voting rights, underscoring deep division on state efforts
A divisive Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday made it clear that Senate action on voting rights remains highly unlikely under the chamber’s current rules, as 47 states consider hundreds of proposed
Campaigns · 117th Congress
How the Jan. 6 riot is affecting campaign fundraising
Isler’s group recently surveyed its members and found that 67 percent reported taking a pause on at least some of their contributions and that 47 percent said they would do so for the first quarter
Opinion · 117th Congress
If corporations are people, they just might have an opinion
The Brennan Center for Justice estimated that, as of late March, legislators had introduced 361 bills with restrictive provisions in 47 states.
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court expansion bill faces serious blocks across political spectrum
“Already 361 voter suppression bills have been introduced in 47 states across the country,” Kang said.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Brady decision not to seek another term opens top GOP post on Ways and Means
Lines changing In 2020, Brady won Texas’ 8th District, stretching northward from suburban Houston into open prairies, by 47 percentage points and Trump won the district by 43 points.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Facing midterm headwinds, House Democrats target fewer districts
The NRCC announced its initial list of 47 Democratic targets in February.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Black women are mostly missing from Capitol art. This lawmaker has a suggestion
Sheila Jackson Lee cites her as a key inspiration, and Harris honored Chisholm when she launched her own presidential bid on nearly the same day 47 years later, with campaign materials that had similar
Opinion · 117th Congress
Americans are hesitant to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Washington must do more
A March 10-13 CBS News poll revealed that only 47 percent of Republicans had already received the vaccine or planned to do so, compared with 71 percent of Democrats.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Widows describe what it’s like running for Congress
According to Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics, a total of 47 women have been appointed or elected to fill vacancies in Congress created when their husbands died.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Border checks vs. COVID checks
The count: 47 That’s how many women “have been appointed or elected to fill vacancies in Congress created when their husbands died,” according to Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and