Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers unveil two mega spending packages
Updated Dec. 16 at 6:05 p.m. House appropriators filed two mega spending packages for floor consideration Tuesday after hammering out last-minute details over the weekend.
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
409 results for "6"
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell warns of need for cooperation to complete Christmas wish list
The last of the bowl season games is on Monday, Jan. 6. The national championship game is a week later in New Orleans.
Congress · 116th Congress
Wall funding talks ‘tenuous’ as appropriators report progress
Both businesses and unions oppose the tax and the House passed a measure in July that would repeal it permanently on a 419-6 vote.
White House · 116th Congress
Impeachment cloud to follow Trump across pond for ‘celebratory’ NATO meeting
He rose early Monday, tweeting before 6 a.m to lash out at House Democrats over the impeachment probe and at other countries over what he contends are trade practices that hurt two critical sectors
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Dec. 3
The committee will hold a business meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to consider and adopt the report, the official said.
Congress · 116th Congress
Some Democrats see political system overhaul as winning 2020 issue
The overhaul would create an optional public financing system, providing candidates who agree to accept no more than $200 per contributor with $6 in public funds for every $1 raised.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump to host Turkey’s Erdogan same day public impeachment hearings start
Institute of Peace, said efforts launched under President Barack Obama and continued by Trump to to fight the Islamic State were “upended” by Trump’s Oct. 6 telephone conversation with Erdogan.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Nov. 6
— Lee Wolosky (@LeeWolosky) November 6, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; Slipping support: A Morning Consult/POLITICO poll surveying nearly 2,000 registered voters between Nov. 1 and 3 found support for
White House · 116th Congress
Tuesday elections show Trump coattails are mostly rural, experts say
President Trump helped lift the entire ticket, winning 5 of 6 statewide races so far!
Congress · 116th Congress
A year out, here’s four scenarios for 2020 elections
Some $6 billion in ad spending and countless hours of media coverage and activism could keep today’s government in place after the 2020 elections, as has happened in 17 out of 30 presidential election
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment on collision course with possible shutdown
Constitutional responsibility During a shutdown, unless they voluntarily give up or donate salary, lawmakers would get paid in full thanks to Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution and a permanent
Opinion · 116th Congress
Impeachment is already a gold mine. Shut down fundraising until it’s over
attack dog, ranks at No. 16 among House fundraisers this cycle, while two fellow Oversight members, New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Alabama Republican Bradley Byrne, outrank even him at No. 6
Policy · 116th Congress
Hemp industry growth hints at potential field of dreams
The Nielsen Co., which analyzes trends among consumers and markets, forecast a $6 billion market by 2025 for hemp-derived CBD, but noted the state and federal regulations will affect the industry.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Dems move forward with drug pricing bill
Under the part of Medicare that covers doctor visits, Part B, health providers buy the drugs and are reimbursed at a 6 percent markup of the drug’s average sales price.
Congress · 116th Congress
There goes the neighborhood … to lobbyists and fundraisers
Councilmember Charles Allen, who represents Ward 6, which includes Capitol Hill.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats press Senate to take up overhaul of campaigns and ethics
It would establish an optional 6-to-1 public matching system for political donations under $200, with the money coming from fines imposed on corporations.
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmaker pay freeze extended in Senate Legislative Branch bill
A total of $6 million would be allotted for Senate intern pay. The House version includes $11 million for House interns.
Congress · 116th Congress
Rodney Davis seeks to ban public financing in campaigns
It would establish an optional 6-to-1 public matching system for political donations under $200 with the money coming from fines imposed on corporations.
White House · 116th Congress
With Congress back, Trump tells staff he doesn’t want another shutdown
“The president has had his staff … sort through all sorts of ideas for him,” he said in an interview on Sept. 6, adding that Trump has been talking “directly” to lawmakers.
Congress · 116th Congress
The GOP is confirming Trump judicial nominees it stalled under Obama
The last judicial confirmation vote McConnell allowed under Obama was on July 6, 2016, meaning the traditional cutoff came more than two months earlier than it did when Democrats were dealing with