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</p> “You might ask, ‘Why is now the time to leave?’
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</p> “You might ask, ‘Why is now the time to leave?’
</p> Obama, by contrast, will benefit from a recent surge in cancer research.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) A college dropout who learned the hard way that cutting ties with Congress is sometimes easier said than done, former Rep.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Roll Call dispatched photographers Bill Clark, Tom Williams and Al Drago to the Capitol Tuesday to cover President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address.
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</p> Cornyn was part of a bipartisan group of senators that introduced a criminal justice overhaul bill in October that would lower mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offenders, target violent
Republicans eager to register their displeasure with the Obama administration’s posture toward Iran teed up an easy vote for their members Wednesday: A bill to tighten oversight of the Iran nuclear sanctions
</p> Cornyn was part of a bipartisan group of senators that introduced a criminal justice overhaul bill in October that would lower mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offenders, target violent
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sees the recent Republican attempt to defund Planned Parenthood as an “insult to the intelligence and judgment of women.”
</p> </p> Republican lawmakers have tried to scuttle Obama’s regulatory agenda, but the president and Democrats in Congress blocked riders in the year-end omnibus spending bill (PL 114-113).
Restoring the VRA remains a pivotal focus of my legislative priorities, especially after the Supreme Court gutted critical sections of the bill in 2013. </p> Q .
</p> <p/> </p> The bill Republicans really want to pass would outlaw abortion after 20 weeks, as is the case in most of the rest of the world.
</p> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tonight’s speech was less a State of the Union and more a state of denial. #SOTU </p> — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 13, 2016 </p> Sen.
</p> </p> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tonight’s speech was less a State of the Union and more a state of denial. #SOTU </p> — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 13, 2016 </p> <p/> Sen.
</p> </p> House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Jan. 8 the sanctions bill would have strong Democratic support.
</p> Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Reps.
Because of the sweeping bill, stricter licensing of firearms begins, felons can’t buy guns and ammunition, and federal jurisdiction over bombs and other devices is put in place.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) If there are two people who represent opposite poles in the gay marriage debate, it’s Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell and Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis.
</p> </p> Business lobbyists say they also are pressing for mega priorities such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade, a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill and a long-shot tax overhaul
</p> Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, had originally invited Obergefell to be his guest for the address, in part to highlight Merkley’s bill, known as the Equality Act, which amends the 1964 Civil Rights