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House passes bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump's term
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (1370+ words) Federal agencies responsible for immigration enforcement are set to receive tens of billions more dollars after Congress voted to fund them not just for the year, but through the rest of President Trump's term. The House narrowly voted on Tuesday…...
U. S. House rejects aviation safety bill after Pentagon abruptly withdraws support
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (559+ words) WASHINGTON " The House of Representatives narrowly rejected an aviation safety bill that was spurred by the deadly midair collision near Washington, D. C. , on Tuesday, one day after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew its support for the bipartisan bill. The ROTOR Act, as…...
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi on bipartisan effort to extend ACA subsidies
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (977+ words) Now that the ACA tax credits have expired, some members of Congress are warning about the effect it'll have on Americans. BRIAN FITZPATRICK: For the people that are receiving these subsidies, for those subsidies to go away, it's a huge…...
On day 43 of the shutdown, a vote in the House could bring the impasse to an end
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) The House of Representatives is expected to approve a funding bill on Wednesday that would bring an end to the longest government shutdown in U. S. history. The Senate approved the legislation late Monday, with seven Democrats and one Independent joining most…...
U. S. Senate passes amended rescission package: Here's what's next and how you can help WUWM
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (253+ words) Early Thursday morning, the U. S. Senate voted to pass an amended version of the rescission package, which excludes $400 million in PEPFAR funding. The final package retains the claw backs to $8 billion in USAID and $1. 1 billion in Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)…...