Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Fails First Vote
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Failed A Procedural Vote In The Senate As Both Sides Look To Go Back The Negotiating Table To Finalize Details.
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Hagerty, Blackburn Urge Confirmation Halt Of Nominees Involved In Ending COVID Origins Investigation
Senators Hagerty And Blackburn Along With Senator Roger Marshall Urge Halting The Confirmation Of Nominees Who Played A Role In Ending The Original COVID-19 Origins Investigation.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Off To A Rocky Start
Less Than A Week After President Joe Biden And A Bipartisan Group Of Senators Came To An Agreement On An Infrastructure Package, There Is Already Uncertainty With The Terms Of The Deal As It Faces A Tough Battle In The Coming Weeks.
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Senate Republicans Block Controversial Voting Measure With Filibuster
U.S. Senate Republicans Used A Filibuster To Block Debate On The Democrat-Led “For The People Act,” Which Would Have Federalized Several Aspects Of Elections And Taken Away The Power Of State Governments To Determine Their Congressional Redistricting, Giving That Power To Independent Commissions.
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House To Consider $250B For Subsidies, Research To Compete With China
The U.S. House Will Consider A Wide-Ranging Bill Aimed At Accelerating American Technological Innovation In An Effort To Keep Pace With China, But Critics Have Raised Concerns About How To Pay For It.
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U.S. Senate Republicans Block Consideration Of Jan. 6 Commission Bill
Republicans In The U.S. Senate Managed To Block Consideration Of A Bill Friday That Would Establish A Commission To Investigate The Jan. 6 Violence At The U.S. Capitol, Drawing The Ire Of Democrats Who Describe The Event As An Insurrection By Supporters Of Former President Donald Trump.
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Hagerty Op-ed: Why ‘For the People Act’ Would Disenfranchise Tennessee Voters
It’s An Unprecedented, Unconstitutional, And Un-American Power Grab That Would Disenfranchise Every Tennessean. Tennessee’s State Representatives Would No Longer Set Tennessee’s Election Rules, As The Founding Fathers Envisioned. And This Partisan Legislation Would Open The Floodgates To Illegally Cast Votes, Thereby Washing Away Lawful Votes And Jeopardizing Our System Of Representative Government.
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House Dems Pass Legislation That Would Make D.C. The Nation’s 51st State
Democrats In The House Of Representatives Passed Legislation Thursday That Would Make Washington, D.C. The 51st State In The Union, A Move That Would Almost Certainly Strengthen The Democrats’ Senate Majority And Bolster Their Ranks In The House.
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Arizona Republicans Push Democrat Senator To Hold Filibuster Line
An Arizona Democrat, U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Is Facing A Grueling Test: Whether She Will Buck The Progressive Wing Of Her Party And Stand By Her Vow To Uphold The Senate Filibuster Even If It Imperils Top Democratic Priorities She Supports.
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