Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: The end of the beginning
Susan Collins and Air Force veteran MJ Hegar winning the primary runoff to challenge Republican incumbent John Cornyn in Texas.
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
4,061 results for "this is the air i"
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump’s move on key environment law feeds Democrats’ strategy
“Among hundreds of ‘swampy’ acts by this President, this is among the swampiest,” Leahy said.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
MJ Hegar wins runoff to take on Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn
Air Force veteran MJ Hegar won the Democratic Senate primary runoff in Texas on Tuesday, advancing to face Republican incumbent John Cornyn in November.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Locked down, money up
John Cornyn’s campaign is messing with the Democratic Senate runoff between Air Force veteran MJ Hegar and state Sen. Royce West.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What’s Trump endorsement worth? Texas House and Alabama Senate runoffs will tell
“Republican voters were saying, ‘Well, I need to be loyal to President Trump. I’ll vote for the person he’s endorsed,’” McIntosh said. “And I think that is the sentiment that’s out there now.”
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Does Washington have ‘real people?’ Asking for some friends in Congress
Watching the floor vote at a local restaurant, she waved her hands in the air like an ecstatic concertgoer when the measure passed, 232-180.
Congress · 116th Congress
Issues linger after House Armed Services’ smooth NDAA markup
But beneath the decorous celebration, some real policy disagreements linger. And some of them are likely to resurface when the full chamber takes up the bill later this summer.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Will Texas keep Schumer’s streak alive?
The next test for the committee’s preferred candidate is in Texas, where Air Force veteran MJ Hegar will take on state Sen. Royce West in a July 14 Democratic primary runoff.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Air war vs. ground game
Though the ground game, even amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, seems to be coming back into action, the “air wars” on TV and digital buys really seem to be heating up, especially in Colorado
Congress · 116th Congress
Matt Gaetz and the until-now unknown adopted son from Cuba
“For all those wondering, this is my son Nestor. We share no blood but he is my life,” Gaetz tweeted. “He came from Cuba (legally, of course) six years ago and lives with me in Florida.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Generational clash in runoff for Meadows’ seat in North Carolina
“I’m very thankful that I was in that position: I had the ability to be able to loan myself that money because, again, I really believe in this cause that we’re fighting for,” he said.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
This year, not so much
Walking the halls of the Capitol, they project a sense of gentility and ease. Why yes, they seem to say, this fabric is 100 percent cotton. Why yes, it is extremely cool.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Outside group hits Tillis on health care record in new ad
The new spot, which the group says will air on television and over digital platforms, keeps with Democrats’ predominant theme of health care, saying that Tillis, who is seeking a second term, “bragged
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Rep. Denver Riggleman blames fraud at GOP convention after losing nod for second term
director who says he is “committed to the country’s founding Judeo-Christian values.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: What’s in a slogan?
Senate Republicans are working on their own proposal, but the House is moving quickly. Democrats are expected to bring their bill to the floor later this month.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
A long way in a short time: What George Floyd spurred - Roll Call
One of those tweets was about Senate confirmation of the president’s pick to be the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Charles Brown.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate confirms first black military service chief
Kaleth Wright, the Air Force’s top enlisted airman, who is also an African American, published a Twitter thread with his own emotional take on recent events. “Who am I?” Wright tweeted.
Opinion · 116th Congress
On primary day in Georgia, a chance to pick up where MLK left off
“This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. This is chaos,” she said. “If you want change in America, go and register to vote. Show up at the polls on June 9.
Congress · 116th Congress
Transport workers still seek enforceable COVID-19 rules
Three months into the coronavirus outbreak, transportation workers say they’re desperate for the Department of Transportation to create enforceable standards to protect them from this and future pandemics
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
As protests continue, lawmakers don’t want to be caught on the sidelines
Of course, all this is happening in an election year, as Rep. Eliot Engel not so gracefully reminded us during a hot-mic moment this week.