Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote
The chamber burst into a standing ovation when Harris called the final tally, 53-47, to put Jackson on the highest court in the land after Justice Stephen G.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy
Jackson, who received bipartisan support in a 53-47 vote, will also be the first former public defender to sit on the court.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate moves closer to final vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
Jackson received the support of all Democrats along with three Republicans in a 53-47 vote on a procedural motion Tuesday morning. Majority Leader Charles E.
Congress · 117th Congress
Odds dimming for quick passage of $10B virus aid package
In a 47-52 vote that was subject to a 60-vote threshold, the Senate did not agree to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the legislative vehicle, a now irrelevant House-passed fiscal 2022
Congress · 117th Congress
Committee votes on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bid for Supreme Court
The Senate voted 53-47 on a procedural vote late Monday night to bring Jackson’s nomination to the Senate floor and a final confirmation vote later this week. Majority Leader Charles E.
Congress · 117th Congress
House GOP heads to Florida to narrow in on policy plans
When Republicans rode a wave election to take the majority that year, Cantor became majority leader at age 47, McCarthy became majority whip at age 45 and Ryan became Budget Committee chairman at age 39
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Republicans risk alienating key voters with ‘beyond the pale’ attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson
She was confirmed 61-36 by the full Senate, with 14 Republicans joining all 47 Democratic caucus members voting “aye.”
Congress · 117th Congress
‘That time is gone’: Americans are in an anti-war mood — but partisan differences are bubbling
Republican voters, like the representatives they send to Washington, are typically more hawkish — but more GOP respondents (47 percent) approve of the West’s decision against a no-fly zone than disapprove
Congress · 117th Congress
Zelenskyy pleads with Congress, Biden for more air defense weapons in war with Russia
A new survey by the Pew Research Center found that three weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more Americans approve (47 percent) than disapprove (39 percent) of the Biden administration’s approach
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate clears $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill
Lee’s amendment on the same issue last month, as part of a stopgap funding measure, was defeated on a vote of 46-47, with seven senators absent.
Congress · 117th Congress
Temporary spending bill clears Senate ahead of Friday deadline
Mike Lee, R-Utah, which would have denied funding to enforce any federal vaccine mandates, was shot down on a vote of 46-47.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden ties midterm election legitimacy to doomed voting rights bill
Even as Schumer and 47 members of his caucus were preparing, with Biden’s support, to go it alone with an effort to force a vote to change Senate precedent and create a path to pass the voting rights
Congress · 117th Congress
Temporary spending bill would delay big infrastructure plans
The Federal Highway Administration announced Dec. 15 that while the fiscal 2022 highway allotment is $52.5 billion, well above last year’s level of $47 billion, states can spend no more than $17.9 billion
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Inflation weighs down Democrats heading into 2022
Gubert, 47, was shopping last week at Target for his company Lights Up, which festoons homes and businesses with Christmas lights.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
New lines, new numbers, new ratings in Iowa
The new 2nd has a narrow Republican bent, considering Trump would have carried it 51 percent to 47 percent in 2020 while Hubbell would have won it by a narrower 48.8 percent to 48.6 percent in 2018
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden signs short-term spending bill, averting shutdown
The Senate voted 53-47 for an amendment from Indiana’s Mike Braun that would have prevented lawmakers from getting their paychecks if Congress doesn’t adopt a budget resolution and clear all 12 appropriations
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley will run for eighth term
“After 47 years in Washington, D.C., Chuck Grassley has changed from an Iowa farmer to just another coastal elite,” she said.
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Experts: Lawmakers’ fixation on countering China risks overkill, isolation
A March survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found deep divisions over U.S. policy toward China, with 51 percent of those surveyed supporting a more containment-focused approach and 47
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How the Senate ‘vote-a-rama’ spelled out GOP’s midterm script
Senate Republicans laid bare their political playbook for next year’s midterms during a lengthy “vote-a-rama” session on the fiscal 2022 budget resolution in which they offered 39 of the 47 amendments
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate approves budget resolution after ‘vote-a-rama’
But a letter circulated by Johnson on Tuesday opposing any legislation to raise the debt ceiling garnered 47 signatures, putting lawmakers potentially on a course for the type of fiscal brinksmanship