Policy · 115th Congress
Congress Waits for a Reboot, but Gets the Spinning Wheel
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Policy · 115th Congress
On Health Care, Dems Go From Running to Baby Steps
But Democrats’ more ambitious plans, like allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, aren’t expected to advance in the Republican Senate.
Policy · 115th Congress
Ethanol Lobbying Is Up, and It Seems to Be Paying Off
According to lobbying disclosures filed with the Senate Office of Public Records, major biofuels groups spent more in the first three quarters of this year than in the same period in 2017 on issues
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Democratic Unity on Budget Faces Tests in New Congress
William Hoagland, a former top Senate GOP budget aide.
Policy · 115th Congress
Yucca Mountain Halted Again as GOP Aims to Retain Senate
For years the Senate spoiler was the chamber’s top Democrat, Harry Reid, who departed in 2017.
Policy · 115th Congress
Another Farm Bill Trouble Spot: Ex-Prisoners Growing Hemp
initiatives for The Sentencing Project, said her organization and other groups visited congressional offices in August to highlight their concerns that the drug felony ban “is another attempt to complicate re-entry
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Durbin Back on the Warpath Against E-Cigarette ‘Candy-Flavored Poisons’
Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin has launched a new offensive against a familiar foe: electronic cigarettes.
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Senate Confirms Trump DOJ Nominee Who Represented Russian Bank in 2017
But Senate Republicans, who hold a one-vote majority in the chamber, stuck together Wednesday in support of Benczkowski by voting to confirm him, 51-48.
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Kavanaugh’s Health Care Positions Hint at Future Abortion Views
An appeals court recently shot down the lawsuit, but the insurers are expected to file for a re-hearing in a case with implications for more than $12 billion in federal payments.
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House GOP’s Fragile Immigration Deal Faces Uphill Battle
Carlos Curbelo, who is running for re-election in a district won by Hillary Clinton.Â
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Warren, Gardner Unveil Marijuana Bill Easing Federal Enforcement
The senators say they have bipartisan support in the Senate and the House of Representatives for the bill.
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Yucca Mountain’s Lone Ranger Finally Corrals House Attention
But despite a Senate roadblock awaiting the bill, he’s pushed Yucca Mountain into the House spotlight.
Policy · 115th Congress
CIA Nominees Often Feel Like a ‘Dancing Bear’ in Capitol Circus
But Feinstein, who’s seeking re-election to a sixth term, is under pressure from human rights groups that have objected to her initial embrace of Haspel’s nomination.
Policy · 115th Congress
Flake Flip on NASA Nominee Followed Senate Tumult
A confirmation vote is likely before the Senate wraps up work for the week on Thursday.
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Zuckerberg Vows to Step Up Security at Expense of Facebook’s Profits
Zuckerberg is set to appear before the panel on Wednesday, after appearing Tuesday at a joint session of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce, Science and Transportation committees.
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‘Lenny the Loan Shark’ Leads Opposition to Payday Rule Repeal
headed the bureau found that the APR on a payday loan, typically required to be paid back within weeks and guaranteed by the borrower’s next paycheck, exceeded 300 percent and frequently led to repeat re-borrowings
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Thune Clears Path for Long-Term Aviation Bill This Summer
The Senate bill proposed authorizing $68 billion over four years, and the House bill would authorize $62.25 billion over six years.
Policy · 115th Congress
Banking Debate Splits Democrats, but They Might All Win
Senate Democrats might all be winners in the chamber’s debate this week on curtailing some provisions of the Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Plans to Revive NATO Observer Group
The organization being revived is the Senate NATO Observer Group.
Policy · 115th Congress
Renewable Fuel Foes and Backers to Meet Again at White House
But Cruz, who is running for re-election, sided with PES, telling its employees on Wednesday that the RIN system is broken and needs to be fixed, and suggested capping their prices at 10 cents, Â