The coming weeks represent the first major test of Johnson’s ability to govern as speaker. They come after a year during which the GOP-controlled House passed just 27 bills that became laws. This number reflects a historically unproductive rate, halfway ...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York have moved trillions of dollars of spending bills through Congress over the last two years.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Lawmakers also approved a $280 billion bill to subsidize investment in semiconductor manufa...
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[Editor’s note: Ady Barkan passed at the age of 39 on November 1, 2023 from complications of ALS. We are reprinting his Congressional testimonies in honor of the work he did to help build a world where healthcare is a human right and no one is denied care. To find out more about...
asking is similar to that extended to the people of Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. They are able to present bills on behalf of their people and are able to speak before that body. We feel that at this time such representation is adequate for us. What are we after in making this ...
during the 118th Congress is when a chunk of Democrats team up with a smaller cluster of Republicans. This oddball, congressional clump has approved multiple bills to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling over the past several months. Democrats have carried most...
Steven M. Rosenthal:Well, there are three separate bills that passed the Ways and Means Committee. They've now been vetted by the appropriate committee of jurisdiction in the House, and so they're ready to go to the Rules Committee to be combined and sent to the House as a whole. ...