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New York lawmakers press for more 9/11 health aid
“I am making a commitment here today that I will use everything in my power to get this in the Senate reconciliation bill as well,” the New York Democrat said.
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Capitol Police prepare for Sept. 18 rally, lawmakers invited
“I am confident the work we are doing now will make sure our officers have what they need to keep everyone safe.”
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Two staffers who opened their Capitol Hill homes to colleagues on 9/11
“Then the second plane hit, and that’s when it clicked that this is something really nefarious, and we should probably leave,” Rich said. Ben Rich was a junior aide to Rep.
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Officer who fired fatal shot says Ashli Babbitt posed a threat to House members
Babbitt, an Air Force veteran and QAnon follower, was part of a mob that was trying to get into the Speaker’s Lobby, an area with direct access to the House floor that is off limits to the general
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Democrats to meet on budget as moderate holdouts face pressure
“I know we will succeed because of the confidence I have in the shared values of all in our Caucus for America’s working families,” Pelosi wrote.
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Afghanistan collapse won’t dramatically alter defense spending
“I don’t see it changing investments in weapon systems, I don’t see it changing force structure, I don’t see it changing military personnel policy.”
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Plenty of budget room seen to accommodate House, Senate earmarks
“I don’t think the Senate is going to object, and vice versa.” “The House got their earmarks. … We have ours, the Democrats and the Republicans,” added Shelby.
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Senate OKs infrastructure bill; fate in House tied to bigger budget bill
The success of the reconciliation package, which the Senate is not expected to begin debating until September or later, will determine when the bipartisan bill approved Tuesday hits the House floor
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Congress unleashes service dogs for veterans with PTSD
I think it’ll lower the suicide rate and give these veterans their lives back,” Stivers, now the CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, told CQ Roll Call.
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Democrats unveil blueprint for $3.5T budget reconciliation bill
In a statement introducing the resolution, Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said once adopted it will “allow the Senate to move forward on a reconciliation bill that will be the most
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Senate aims for weekend vote on infrastructure bill
“The new spending under the bill is offset through a combination of new revenue and savings, some of which is reflected in the formal CBO score and some of which is reflected in other savings and
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Earmarks in House bills favor Democrats, but GOP not shy either
That should give DeLauro plenty of room to maneuver in any eventual conference with the Senate, which is just starting to mark up its spending bills this week.
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Let down by infrastructure bill, climate hawks eye reconciliation
“I don’t think at all the moment is slipping on climate.”
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Senate moves to debate on infrastructure as bill takes shape
Drama over a leaked document briefly upended a procedural vote on the still unfinished Senate infrastructure package Friday, but the air was cleared and the vote succeeded, kicking off what is likely to
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Senate bill leaves military sexual assault debate unsettled
Don Christensen, a former top Air Force prosecutor, said the two offices that the Senate’s NDAA would create can complement one another, but how they would interconnect still needs to be clarified
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Jan. 6 select committee takes shape with Kinzinger addition
“Today, I was asked by the Speaker to serve on the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6th and I humbly accepted,” Kinzinger said in a statement.
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Navy, Air Force defend plans to retire planes and ships
The people piece The average age of a plane in the Air Force’s fleet is 29 years old, Nahom said.
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GOP unity on spending bills holding, despite earmarks galore
to Fort Drum, an Army base near the Canadian border, and $36 million for a new entrance road and gate at Barksdale Air Force Base, respectively.
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Pentagon leaders push back on GOP ‘critical race theory’ accusations
“What is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building and try to overturn the Constitution of the United States of America? What caused that? I want to find that out.
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Bipartisan group avoids partisan hurdles in infrastructure talks
“I think the advantage of the bipartisan group is that frankly that softens the White House line, potentially.