The bill awaits the Senate vote before heading to the president’s desk. The $768 billion annual defense spending bill for 2022 was passed by the House of Representatives late…
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Former Senator Bob Dole Dead at 98
President orders the nation’s flags to be flown at half-staff. Bob Dole, a former stalwart of the Senate and presidential hopeful died Sunday at age 98. He was one…
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Government Funded Through February 18
President Biden is expected to sign bill before midnight Friday to avert government shutdown. The Senate voted 69 to 28 Thursday night to approve a short-term spending bill to fund…
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House Committee Subpoenas Roger Stone, Alex Jones
January 6 House committee to ask questions on organization of rally. The House select committee investigating the events of January 6 of this year, issued subpoenas to Roger…
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“Build Back Better” Provides $500 Million for Cybersecurity
CISA to fund mitigation, training, cloud infrastructure among other projects. On Friday, in a vote of 220-213, the House approved a version of the Build Back Better package…
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Immigration Reform Contained in Spending Package
Change could affect 6.5 million people. The social spending bill approved by the House Friday in a 220-213 vote includes the most extensive immigration reform package reviewed by Congress…
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House Passes Build Back Better Act
$2 trillion measure faces hurdles in the Senate. On Friday, the House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.85 trillion Build Back Better Act, sending the measure to the…
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Speaker Continues Remote Voting Through December 30
Process was initiated due to COVID-19 concerns. On Friday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of California said House members can continue to vote remotely until December 30. …
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Infrastructure Bill Sent to President’s Desk
President Biden said he will sign it “soon.” In a 228-206 vote late Friday, the House voted to pass the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that pours billions of…
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Religious Schools Restricted Under Build Back Better
Infrastructure funds cannot be used to improve their facilities. The Build Back Better social infrastructure plan of the administration’s agenda and the majority in Congress includes a provision…
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