Whistleblower Day, but Not for Hill Staff
</p> One caucus member who was aware of the lack of protections was Sen. Barbra Boxer, D-Calif., who introduced a bill in April to help strengthen protections for military whistleblowers.
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</p> One caucus member who was aware of the lack of protections was Sen. Barbra Boxer, D-Calif., who introduced a bill in April to help strengthen protections for military whistleblowers.
</p> In recent testimony before a key subcommittee in the Senate, Dr.
</p> “I made a decision early on in the last election cycle that I was going to stay out of incumbent Republican primaries.
</p> “These are the voters that turned on Pence,” Parker added, referring to the backlash against GOP Gov. Mike Pence’s signing of a “religious freedom” bill earlier this year.
</p> The margin for final passage of the long-term bill was fairly healthy, 65-34. The House’s patch was passed in overwhelming fashion: 91-4.
In conjunction with the House measure, the Senate bill, which is named after the late New Jersey Democratic senator, would be the first major changes to chemical regulations in nearly 40 years.
</p> The lawmakers notably included a separate bill to protect congressional interns, amending the Congressional Accountability Act, which became law in 1995 and extended safety, health, and anti-discrimination
</p> Democrats across the Capitol share a similar sentiment.
</p> </p> The House’s three-month extension surfaced as the Senate was rallying behind a six-year bill fiercely opposed by House leaders.
</p> “My preferred alternative is they get our bill as quickly as possible,” Boxer said. “It’s not up to me or Jim to write the House bill. It’s up to them.
The Senate’s on the road to shipping the House a six-year highway bill before leaving for August recess, despite the fact House members won’t be around to debate it.
</p> </p> “What these major donors are trying to do is shift the agenda in Washington long before anybody ever crafts a bill or drops a bill, which is what most lobbyists are hired to do,” said Timothy
</p> In addition to locking down CAPC Co-Chairmen Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Michael G.
</p> Boehner Defends Speakership Amid Party Unrest </p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> There is no immediate plan to consider Meadows’ resolution, which the North Carolina filed as a non-privileged measure
Now, it turns out, U.S. taxpayers not only have bought costly installations that serve no purpose but are also footing the bill on an ongoing basis for utilities and repairs at 366 “excess” buildings,
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Called before Congress for an oversight hearing after a tumultuous few weeks of reports of loaded service weapons left in problematic places around the Capitol and
</p> After conferring with friends from both political parties, he finally agreed. </p> For Piatt, the offer of a new job came at the right time.
Boehner (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Updated 6:53 p.m. | House Republicans may have left Washington for the next five weeks, but the divided conference’s problems will be tagging along with them.
</p> Now, 11 House GOP lawmakers think it’s time Republicans enter the fray.
</p> The real force behind the effort is Rep.