Congress · 117th Congress
Senatorial courtesy prevails for some diplomatic nominees
Edward M. Kennedy, also received the Foreign Relations panel’s backing to be ambassador to Austria, while Cindy McCain, widow of Sen.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senator’s call to suspend Pentagon vaccine mandate sets up clash
James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, in a letter Monday to Defense Secretary Lloyd J.
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Senate Democrats unveil remaining fiscal 2022 spending bills
Shelby, R-Ala., called Appropriations Chairman Patrick J. Leahy‘s decision to unveil the measures “a significant step in the wrong direction.”
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Democrats, Republicans agree to short-term debt limit increase
Crapo, R-Idaho, said could be about $300 billion. Michigan Sen.
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House group unveils bipartisan mental health, addiction legislative plan
Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., David Trone, D-Md., and Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash.
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Pentagon told Biden not to withdraw from Afghanistan
Senators’ questions Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked Milley why, if his advice was ignored, he didn’t resign.
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House passes Israel Iron Dome funding with some Democratic defections
Raúl M. Grijalva provided the rare “no” vote from a Democrat in a leadership position. Only one Republican voted against the bill, libertarian-leaning Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.
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House passes stopgap funding, debt ceiling suspension bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has argued for months that despite years of bipartisan negotiations on the debt limit, Democrats should go at it alone this year since they are using
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Anger at the Pentagon is coming from both sides of the aisle
“We heard enough to know that there are inconsistencies between what the administration has said and the truth,” said Chairman James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma.
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House adopts budget, greenlights reconciliation process
“What we just witnessed is a circus,” Budget ranking member Jason Smith, R-Mo., said during his floor remarks. “This is the people’s house, this is not Pelosi’s palace.”
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Democrats to meet on budget as moderate holdouts face pressure
Offsets up in the air During Rules Committee debate Monday, House Budget ranking member Jason Smith, R-Mo., pointed out that despite the statutory debt limit coming back into effect Aug. 1, “the
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Congress unleashes service dogs for veterans with PTSD
Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, and co-sponsored by 317 lawmakers in the House. “It’s a big deal for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Senate infrastructure week arrives as House August recess begins
Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a member of the bipartisan group behind the “hard” infrastructure bill that would provide nearly $1 trillion over five years, including $550 billion in new spending, countered critics
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Former Sen. Carl Levin, champion of congressional oversight, dies at 87
Sander M. Levin rose to become chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee before his retirement in 2010.
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Justice Department spending bill in limbo over police funds
Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., on a compromise measure that can get enough Republican support to pass the Senate.
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House Democrats change tack on spending bill floor debate
Wexton’s amendment is intended to supplement a provision in the underlying bill, added by Legislative Branch ranking member Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., that would require a similar plaque commemorating
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Senate’s semiconductor aid may be opening bid in global race
Speaking in May at Micron Technology’s chipmaking plant in Manassas, Va., Commerce Secretary Gina M.
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Carveouts from overseas profits tax sought for US territories
Roger Wicker, R-Miss., that the duo offered in the last Congress to give tax breaks to qualifying firms.
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Conservatives riled up over registering women for draft
In addition to Hawley and Cotton, the other opponents were James M.
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Earmarks snag could threaten Senate appropriations markups
“I assume we’re going to get 50 percent, that was the agreement,” Shelby, R-Ala., said.