Congress · 117th Congress
Pandemic fatigue threatens COVID-19, monkeypox funding requests
It isn’t a question of money; you have been given astonishing amounts of money,” Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ranking member Richard M.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Thune breaks through Democratic bloc on ‘vote-a-rama’ amendments
More than 15 hours later, after voting on 37 amendments and dilatory motions, the Senate concluded the “vote-a-rama” and proceeded to final passage.
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Compromise veterans bill passes House, heads back to Senate
That buyout money would normally be taxed as income, so the Senate sponsors wanted to make that tax-free.
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Amended veterans toxic exposure bill teed up in House
The alternative would have been to jump through the traditional procedural hoops in the Senate this month to get the blue slip problem fixed, including a motion to request the return of the Senate-passed
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Biden pick to lead ICE withdraws after domestic violence allegation
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to advance his nomination in August.
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Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations
“It is vitally important that the United States hold the line against rehabilitating the [Assad] regime,” said Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Jim Risch, R-Idaho., at a Wednesday committee
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Supreme Court gets defensive after abortion draft leak
“TBD on when it will re-open.” Protesters gathered outside Supreme Court justices’ homes over the weekend, an exceedingly rare personal outcry about court action, chanting “we will not go back.”
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Police shortage prompts Capitol to begin using security contractors
The move “will free up the USCP officers to focus on their critical mission to protect the Capitol complex,” according to the announcement from House Sergeant at Arms William Walker, Senate Sergeant
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House votes to legalize cannabis, but Senate has its own ideas
“The Senate works with its own schedule,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat.
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Longshoremen seek workers’ comp law change for COVID-19 coverage
“violates long-established law, re-writes existing employer/insurer contracts, and raises constitutional issues.”
Campaigns · 117th Congress
New York’s Rice, who opposed Pelosi as leader, decides to retire
“Though I will not be running for re-election to Congress this year, I will remain focused on protecting our democracy and serving my constituents throughout the rest of my term,” Rice, 57, said
Congress · 117th Congress
Unlike Senate, House Democrats make climate push in China bill
The introduction of the House bill comes roughly half a year after the Senate passed its version.
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Senate Democrats back Biden, reject Cruz’s Nord Stream sanctions bill
The Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican effort to impose sanctions related to a Russian-German natural gas pipeline during a pivotal period for the future of Ukraine and broader questions about trans-Atlantic
Campaigns · 117th Congress
As Rep. Brenda Lawrence exits, Rep. Rashida Tlaib eyes new district
“After much deliberation with my family, residents, and my team, I am excited to announce that I will be running for re-election in what will now be Michigan’s 12th Congressional District,” Tlaib
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‘Angels on campus’: Record number of Capitol staff seek counseling in year after Jan. 6
We can’t survive and continue; we have to increase our staffing,” Manger testified to the Senate Rules panel in a hearing on changes to the force since Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats slam DHS for ‘Remain in Mexico’ revival
Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the most senior Latino in the Senate, and Rep.
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EPA proposes tightening Trump rule on lead pipes
Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, welcomed the administration’s action plan in a statement.
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Airline executives defend use of payroll support amid pandemic
“It worked,” Gary Kelly, chairman and CEO at Southwest Airlines, told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
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Congress is weighing cuts to the Pentagon disease-fighting budget
The program got its start after the Cold War, by dismantling former Soviet bioweapons labs, dealing with the pathogens produced there and re-employing Russian scientists.
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Bob Dole, the last of the Senate legends from World War II, has died
Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole died in his sleep early Sunday morning, according to a statement from his family. He was 98.