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Blunt: Border deal slowed by provision that Dems worry may lead to deportations
Leahy of Vermont said on the floor last week.
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Congress · 116th Congress
One-year spending cap option, warts and all, gains momentum
“I think we’d be willing to accept a one-year deal if the numbers work out right and they meet our principles and our values and our priorities,” House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth said Friday in
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‘Sex-starved males’ comment sets off House floor kerfuffle
Speaker, if it pleases my colleagues on the other side, I will withdraw my statement about sex-starved males on the floor,” Torres said in response, a clarification that only further outraged Republicans
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House Oversight votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question
Ross criticized Democrats in a statement following the vote for their “shameless, weekly attacks on this Administration without consideration for the truth.”
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House floor shenanigans punctuate start of spending season
“It is unconscionable that this body will not address it,” Roy said. Roy’s motion to adjourn was defeated, 146-244.
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Democrats spar with State official over arms sales maneuver
“You’ve referred multiple times to a protracted process and I would just remind you, sir, that the protracted process you are bemoaning is, in fact, the constitutional process that we as members
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Military bases unprepared for gathering climate change storm
Brian Laidlaw, said could take several years. “The Air Force doesn’t have financial resources in the bank to do all the repairs we need to do,” he said.
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Repeal of abortion funding ban won’t be part of spending debate, sponsor says
[Hyde amendment, other abortion riders in the spending limelight] “We think it may be ruled out of order because it’s written in a very broad way … that’s what I was hearing today,” Jayapal said
Congress · 116th Congress
On congressional pay raise, maximum political pain and no gain
“I know when you talk about this subject, about a cost-of-living increase, it does evoke an emotion, kind of an impulsive emotion,” the California Republican said.
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Rep. King’s ‘Diamond and Silk Act’ gets ripped by conservative pundits
“I understand the need for cheap shots in politics. But really, at the expense of the homeless and veterans?”
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An expanded ‘remain in Mexico’ policy may cause more suffering, not curb migration
[jwp-video n=”1″] When migrants arrive at a port of entry, or cross into the U.S. without authorization, they have to express to Customs and Border Protection a fear of returning to their home
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Road ahead: House tackles first spending package and NDAA endurance contest
The House bills, led by Democratic appropriators, will never become law without a bipartisan agreement in both chambers on overall spending limits for the fiscal year ahead, the Louisiana Republican
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US-Mexico tariff talks resume Friday as implementation looms Monday
That is the policy of the United States,” Pence said. “The president has said what he means and meant what he said. We made that very clear to the Mexican delegation yesterday.
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Big Tech now squarely in the sights of antitrust forces
“I’m not sure where the committee will go, but I think Facebook, in particular, needs a lot more regulation,” said Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen, a senior Judiciary member.
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Bipartisan Senate group seeks to block Saudi arms sales as Trump administration tries to avoid congressional review
in future arms sales,” he said.
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Tester pushes Fed nominee on hemp regulation
“Let’s be proactive about it,” Tester said, adding he understood why banks wouldn’t lend to the hemp industry without assurances from regulatory agencies.
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Longtime U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief Tom Donohue easing out of job
“The Chamber is deep in talent and expertise and I am thrilled that Tom and Suzanne are committed to leading this team at this important time.”
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Pelosi says Trump using tariffs to distract from Mueller. Is she doing the same on impeachment?
“I see in some metropolitan journals and on some TV that we are trying to find our way or are unsure,” Pelosi said when asked again about Democrats’ oversight investigations and whether they’re leading
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Romney maiden speech hammers administration’s foreign policy
Mitt Romney’s first official speech in the Senate offered thinly veiled criticism of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda, including China and Russia, without naming the president.
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Lawmakers fear that the FBI and TSA are misusing facial recognition tech
“This technology is evolving extremely rapidly without any real guard rails,” Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings warned in his opening statement at Tuesday’s hearing, the panel’s second in less than