Congress · 116th Congress
Ghosts of Confederate Mississippi endure in the Capitol
</p> “In a very real sense, James Z.
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Congress · 116th Congress
House votes to raise federal minimum wage
</p> The original bill would have incrementally increased the current $7.25 federal minimum wage to $15 over five years, but a manager’s amendment folded into the bill upon adoption of the rule for debate
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate seeks to make sure that hacking election systems is a federal crime
</p> As the chamber was closing for the evening, senators passed by unanimous consent a bipartisan bill out of the Senate Judiciary Committee designed to make sure that hacking election systems is actually
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate schedules debate on 9/11 victims compensation bill
Senate leaders have agreed to take up a bill Tuesday that would extend a financial lifeline to thousands of victims suffering health problems from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats appear stymied on a top priority: climate legislation
</p> Just one major bill directly addressing the issue has passed on the floor, a measure that would force the U.S. to honor its commitments in the Paris climate accord.
Congress · 116th Congress
Mnuchin says there is a topline agreement on spending caps and debt limit
</p> Pelosi Wednesday said negotiators are aiming to have a bill on the House floor next Thursday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers hint at regulatory models for Facebook cryptocurrency
</p> [Mnuchin blasts Facebook’s Libra currency on eve of hearings]</p> “Which is it, fish or fowl?” wondered Michigan Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga. “It seems more like platypus to me.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP campaign chairman: There’s ‘no place’ for ‘send her back’ chant
</p> “This is not a squad.
Congress · 116th Congress
GOP spending hawks hang up 9/11 bill; passage still likely
</p> [9/11 aid bill passes House after emotional lobbying campaign]</p> Both Lee and Paul are fiscal hawks who often oppose new spending unless paid for with cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.
Congress · 116th Congress
Tension between Democratic factions spills into minimum wage debate
</p> Progressives are clearly worried about what language Republicans may try to add to the minimum wage bill.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pricey pension rescue headed to House floor next week
</p> [Democrats want to eliminate corporate tax cut but their tax measure avoids it]</p> The bill was advanced by the Ways and Means panel on a 25-17 party-line vote last week, though it included no
Congress · 116th Congress
Defense conferees to decide fate of firearms export oversight
</p> [Republicans signal opposition to defense bill as floor debate kicks off]</p> Critics of the proposed change, who include the large majority of Democrats, anti-gun violence groups and human rights
Congress · 116th Congress
NASA chief warns yearlong stopgap could cripple return to moon
“(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) “What we lack right now is a lander. The United States right now has not had a moon lander since 1972, the last time we landed on the surface of the moon.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi: Debt ceiling, caps deal possibly on floor next Thursday
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said negotiators on a sweeping package that would lift tight discretionary spending caps and raise the debt ceiling are aiming to have a bill on the House floor next Thursday
Congress · 116th Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to meet one-on-one
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Details about what the congresswomen will discuss are unclear.
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes repeal of Obamacare tax on high-cost plans
</p> Republican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania praised the move as a bipartisan way to preserve employer-sponsored health insurance.</p> The path in the Senate is less clear.
Opinion · 116th Congress
U.S. health care would collapse without foreign-trained nurses like me, so why did the House vote to ban us?
</p> Increasingly, the nurse answering that bedside call looks and sounds a lot like me, a first-generation immigrant.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell-backed tax treaties sail through Senate, despite Paul
</p> [Road ahead: Pressure rising for debt limit deal]</p> For years, Sen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi, Mnuchin appear close to spending caps, debt limit deal
</p> “The VA . . .
Congress · 116th Congress
House blocks Al Green articles of impeachment of Trump
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> 95 against tabling The total number of Democrats voting against tabling Green’s resolution was 95.