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</p> Biden spoke a day after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of a voting rights bill, with the architect of that obstruction, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., seated in the front
</p> Graves also requested the single largest surface transportation bill earmark.
</p> How much of this research is occurring?
</p> [Senate voting rights bill doesn’t dominate Biden’s day]</p> Senate Majority Leader Charles E.
</p> First, America’s military service chiefs, in separate letters made public Tuesday, indirectly but unmistakably criticized a bill by Sen.
</p> Those watching the bill say they have a good idea why: Sen. Patrick J.
</p> Organized by advocacy group DC Vote, the rally aimed to drum up hope for a statehood bill that easily passed the House in the spring but faces long odds in the Senate. Delaware Democratic Sen.
</p> The president did endorse the bill on Twitter, calling on the Senate to send legislation to his desk. </p> “We can’t sit idly by while democracy is in peril — here, in America.
</p> The Georgia Democrat spoke Tuesday ahead of a procedural vote involving Democrats’ massive voting rights bill. Watch the video for excerpts of his remarks.
</p> Historically high numbers of migrant children arriving at the U.S.
</p> Wrangling over the bill The Democratic-led House has already passed its version of the bill, which would reshape how congressional candidates may fund their campaigns by instituting an optional public
</p> House Democrats approved a $1.9 billion spending package following a 213-212 vote in May amid unified Republican opposition to the bill.
bill befuddles.
</p> The House passed a bill in April to make the District a state called “Washington, Douglass Commonwealth,” in honor of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
</p> The budget targets for each committee outlined in the blueprint are a critical part of the reconciliation process, which both chambers need to adopt for a bill to be eligible for reconciliation protections
</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Chairwoman Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., closed that panel by saying, “My colleagues are ready to dig in.”
</p> But Congress broke its usual gridlock this week and quickly passed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.</p> Meanwhile, a fly invaded the Senate floor, Sen.
</p> Here’s the week in photos as captured by CQ Roll Call’s photographers:</p> Rep.
</p> [Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, as Biden signs bill]</p> Immigrant advocacy groups planned a number of events for the Juneteenth weekend.
</p> This last point is worth emphasizing.