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"For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we've lost a lot of lives while they talk. Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off.
The NDAA would authorize increased funding for CH-47 Chinook helicopters, UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and MQ-1 Gray Eagle drone platforms.
Toomey pushed to amend the bill to keep the spending in the discretionary category, but his amendment was defeated in a 47-48 vote.
The House in July passed the same-sex marriage measure with backing from 47 Republicans. The support of least 10 GOP senators would be needed in that chamber.
Toomey’s amendment was rejected, 47-48, with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the sole GOP “no” vote.
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
The 50-47 vote for the Tucson, Ariz., police chief makes him the first Senate-confirmed commissioner of CBP since 2019. Magnus was nominated for the role by President Joe Biden in April.
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
According to a Pew Research survey conducted in June, the percentage of voters who view deficits as a “very big problem” dropped to 47 percent from 55 percent in 2018.
Tracking the FCC funds Ochsner Health is one of more than 500 hospitals, clinics and community health centers in 47 states plus the District of Columbia and Guam that would receive the $200 million