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Florence Pendleton, pioneering DC shadow senator and statehood champion, dies at 94
</p> Strauss said she was a champion not only for D.C. statehood, but for the rights of the city and its residents.
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Georgia Rep. Tom Graves to resign, effective October
</p> “Congress is going into a long recess and my committee work will be complete. In short, my work will be done.
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‘Skinny’ coronavirus relief bill blocked in Senate
</p> Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the sole GOP “no” vote.</p> Leaders of both parties telegraphed for days that as drafted, the Senate GOP’s “skinny” bill wouldn’t pass.
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Trump folly steps on Senate GOP message again
</p> [‘Skinny’ coronavirus relief bill blocked in Senate]</p> Washington’s press corps was still consumed with news that broke the day before about Trump admitting to journalist Bob Woodward back in
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Democrats link race, jobs, climate in election-year resolution
</p> When Rep.
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With no aid in rescue package, transportation unions still see hope
of the Senate relief bill that stalled.
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Senate GOP seeks unity ahead of Thursday vote on ‘skinny’ coronavirus relief bill
</p> While Thursday’s vote to end debate requires 60 votes, the focus Wednesday was on whether the bill would even have the moral suasion of a simple majority.
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Pentagon business reforms in limbo
It’s unlikely Congress will have a final defense authorization bill before the elections. That means the timeline for transferring the chief management officer’s responsibilities is up in the air.
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Highway bill could hitch a ride on the continuing resolution
</p> The House, meanwhile, passed a five-year, $494 billion bill on July 20, but without Republican support.
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Road Ahead: Coronavirus aid, spending deadline loom, but slow start expected for Congress’ return
</p> That bill passed with broad bipartisan support.</p> As negotiations continue on a new bill, with pandemic-related U.S. deaths averaging around 1,000 a day, the unity hasn’t lasted.
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‘Skinny’ coronavirus relief plan grows slightly; Senate to vote Thursday
</p> Despite the additions, much of the core of the bill remains the same from the skinny version circulated in August.
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Jobs recovery is slowing, but congressional CPR not expected
</p> Rosenstock thinks some kind of relief bill could be included in a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded through the end of the calendar year.
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Isolated from constituents and colleagues, lawmakers seek bearings
</p> That didn’t happen this year because of the coronavirus.
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Pelosi, Mnuchin plan ‘clean’ CR, but length, other details unclear
</p> The agreement to negotiate a clean stopgap was a bright spot Tuesday in a reportedly otherwise dispiriting Mnuchin-Pelosi phone call over the shape of a new COVID-19 relief bill.
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Trump administration requests funds for agencies hurt by the pandemic
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> In many cases the adjustments requested by the administration would allow federal agencies to access alternate sources of funds because the economic shutdowns across the country
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Critical deadlines loom for highways, airlines and transit
</p> The House and Senate went home in August with no deal for a next round of funding, and while House Democrats passed a $3 trillion spending bill May 15, the Senate’s bill has not moved.
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Marijuana, discrimination bills on House’s September agenda, CR expected to avert shutdown
</p> The following week, the House will vote on a bill that would decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent federal cannabis convictions.
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Appeals court tosses suit to compel Don McGahn to answer House questions on Mueller probe
</p> On Monday, the three-judge panel ruled that although Congress had the right to go to court, Congress had not passed a law that authorized such lawsuits.
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Three candidates shape vigorous contest for House Foreign Affairs gavel
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> In an interview, Castro acknowledged that the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, under the leadership of Rep.