Campaigns · 117th Congress
What’s in the new voting bill the Senate is trying to take up
</p> Democrats and their outside allies say the new bill, known as the Freedom to Vote: John R.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats back Biden, reject Cruz’s Nord Stream sanctions bill
remarks in favor of the bill.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sinema opposes changing filibuster ahead of Biden visit, another obstacle to voting rights push
advantageous for them politically, because I think right now, that’s what it’s all about,” Thune said, adding that his preference would be for Democratic leaders to move forward Thursday on a House-passed bill
Congress · 117th Congress
Former top Shelby aide to lead GOP appropriations staff
</p> Shelby has announced he will retire when the 117th Congress ends in January 2023.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Sinematic
The House had passed a shell bill giving them a way to begin debate shortly before President Joe Biden was to speak to his party’s senators at lunch.
Congress · 117th Congress
The strange case of the casino, the Senate leader and the defense bill
</p> Often, unrelated provisions inserted in the defense bill are uncontroversial.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats release sweeping Russia sanctions package
</p> However, the lack of any Republican co-sponsors to the bill from Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez raises serious questions about its future in the sharply divided Senate.
Congress · 117th Congress
Restaurants could get another $40B financial lifeline from Congress
A bipartisan Senate group is negotiating a bill to provide about $40 billion in fresh funding for pandemic-battered restaurants, Senate Small Business Chairman Benjamin L. Cardin said Wednesday.
Congress · 117th Congress
Inflation report triggers partisan jockeying
</p> But he didn’t mention the stalled budget reconciliation bill, which Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., says he won’t support in its current form.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats craft plan to start debate on voting legislation
Schumer plans to use a House-passed bill to get around an expected filibuster and begin debate on bills to revamp federal voting laws. But final passage is still uncertain.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon caught in funding fight
The annual defense policy bill enacted last month authorized $768 billion, roughly $25 billion more than the Defense Department asked for.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
New lines, new ratings in New Mexico
</p> </p> 2nd District (Yvette Herrell, R) There’s no time to rest for Yvette Herrell.
Congress · 117th Congress
Republicans stung by a change they made on judicial picks
Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, who as the home-state senators previously would have had a greater influence over who was nominated because of a long-standing committee tradition known as “blue slips
Congress · 117th Congress
Temporary spending bill would delay big infrastructure plans
is $52.5 billion, well above last year’s level of $47 billion, states can spend no more than $17.9 billion through Feb. 18 because of the restrictions imposed by operating under last year’s spending bill
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s economic message needs a reality check
</p> In March and April 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic exploded, the country lost more than 22 million jobs.
Congress · 117th Congress
Hawkish Senate Democrats turn against Cruz’s sanctions bill
</p> Added Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.: “Let’s just say I’m highly suspicious of his (Cruz’s) motives in pursuing the bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
Hoyer: White House to ask for more pandemic relief funds
But we’ll take a look at that and see how that fits in with an omnibus” fiscal 2022 spending bill.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats’ early panic over gerrymandering could prove costly in November
</p> Biden’s only major legislative victory in months came in early November when the House finally acceded to the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
Congress · 117th Congress
Navy fuel spill prompts broader look at Pacific readiness
</p> Garamendi suggested that help should arrive sooner — via the forthcoming fiscal 2022 Defense spending bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
Uyghurs who fled China face lengthy asylum backlogs
</p> A handful of lawmakers have examined ways to make the U.S. immigration system more accessible to Uyghurs. A bill introduced in April by Sens.