In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
Grassley Reminds Pharma CEOs How Much Drug List Prices Matter During Hearing
Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley reminded seven pharmaceutical company executives that drug list prices matter to patients during a Senate…
Read More »GOP Pulls Power Move On House Democrats, Dings Climate Hearing Before It Begins
House Republicans scuttled a climate change hearing Tuesday before it began after too few Democrats showed up to contest adjournment.…
Read More »Congress Passed The Biggest Lands Package In A Decade, But Not A Way To Pay For It
A lengthy lands package passed the U.S. House Tuesday and now just needs President Donald Trump’s signature before becoming law.…
Read More »Dems: Green New Deal ‘Not a Serious Proposition’ – Set to Prove it With a Vote
Senate Democrats, forced into a vote on the Green New Deal, are set to show that it was never…
Read More »These 3 Senate Republicans Support Resolution to Terminate Trump’s National Emergency
A number of Senate Republicans will vote “yes” for a Democrats resolution in an attempt to terminate President Donald Trump’s…
Read More »Jon Stewart Joins Forces With 9/11 First Responders On Capitol Hill To Fight For Funding For Victims Of Terrorism
Comedian Jon Stewart visited Capitol Hill with first responders from September 11, 2001, to speak to Republican lawmakers about conserving…
Read More »Obamacare Is Approaching 10th Birthday. This GOP Rep Has A Plan To Lean Into Its ‘Free Market’ Aspects
The Affordable Care Act will mark 10 years in 2020. Republican Arkansas Rep. Bruce Westerman plans to introduce legislation to…
Read More »Trump Slams Senate Democrats On Born Alive Bill: ‘One Of The Most Shocking Votes In The History Of Congress’
President Donald Trump reacted on Twitter Monday evening after the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, which would have ensured that babies who…
Read More »Josh Hawley Raises Some Red Flags On Neomi Rao’s Confirmation
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri is expressing concerns over confirming Neomi Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Read More »Adam Schiff ‘Absolutely’ Willing To Go To Court To Obtain Mueller Report
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that House Democrats will issue subpoenas and go to court, if necessary,…
Read More »Congress Wants Thousands More Acres Under Federal Control, but US Can’t Afford It
A lengthy public lands package sitting in Congress adds hundreds of thousands of acres of federally protected wilderness without securing…
Read More »House Introduces Resolution To Block Trump’s National Emergency
Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced a resolution to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency which would allow him…
Read More »Senate Republicans Raise Historic Number In Fundraising For January
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised a historic amount of money in the month of January, as Senate Republicans…
Read More »Dick Durbin Reacts To Green New Deal: ‘What In The Heck Is This?’
Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin shared his views on the “Green New Deal” Wednesday, saying he doesn’t know what it…
Read More »Here Are The GOP Lawmakers Who Are Offering A Lifeline To Net Neutrality
House Republicans are offering a way to revive an Obama-era rule that many conservatives believed gave government too much control…
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