Senate passes state aid billBy Lisa MascaroTribune Washington Bureau
“I believe that if Speaker Johnson brought this bill to the House floor, it will pass with the same strong bipartisan support,” Schumer said. Trump’s stance on foreign aid looms The Senate continued to move forward on the bill even as Trump argued the US should not grant foreign aid ...
Thirty-one Republicans joined with 48 Democrats to pass the legislation. That's nine more Republicans than supported the aid package when the Senate last considered it in February. Two Democrats -- Sens. Jeff Merkley and Peter Welch -- as well as independent Sen. Bernie San...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a partial government shutdown when the current fiscal year ends at midnight Friday and provide another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine as it seeks to repel Russia's brutal invas...
Despite disputes over funding, Senate likely to pass bill that will tackle heroin and painkiller abuse. The Senate is expected to vote this week on whether to provide government funding to combat the nation's painkiller and heroin abuse problem, which has reached epidemic proportions in recent yea...
WASHINGTON ( March 11) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation providing $1.5 trillion to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and to allocate $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine.The 2,700-page bill passed in a bipartisan 68-31 vote, one day
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to pass a foreign aid package that included long-stalled aid for Israel and Ukraine. The measure, totaling 95 billion U.S. dollars, was passed by a vote of 79 to 18. Having cleared the House on Saturday, the legislat...
process to pass the bill, which limits time for debate and allows legislation to pass with a simple majority, a workaround that avoids the 60-vote threshold that most bills require to advance in the Senate. If every Democrat supports the final bill, it would pass without any Republican ...
While progressives largely ended up backing the House NDAA, they still feel burned by House Democratic leaders’ decision last month to take up a Senate-passed border aid bill backed by moderates over an alternative progressive bill with stricter rules for migrant care. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-...
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the debt limit deal will not limit the Senate’s ability to pass future emergency defense aid packages, including in support of Ukraine. His comments, made on the floor ahead of the final vote, come after many GOP senators criticized the bill for inadequate...