She prefers to wait on the report from the president’s commission. The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Jerry Nadler of New York, had proposed increasing the…
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President to Address Congress April 28
Invitation extended by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. President Biden has accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation to address a joint session of Congress on April 28. This will be…
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Debate Begins on Infrastructure
Administration’s $3 trillion proposal would target education, infrastructure, climate, and workforce development. President Biden met privately with members of Congress on Monday to discuss his administration’s upcoming $3…
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House Moves Immigration Bills Forward
Legislation to reform immigration making slow progress. Immigration legislation has been a sticking point in the House of Representatives for decades, and President Biden’s promise to make citizenship…
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House Passes Justice in Policing Act
Speaker says it addresses systemic racism. The House of Representatives voted 220 to 212 to pass a policing bill named for George Floyd, the man whose death in…
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Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Minimum Wage Hike
House moves forward with initial plan anyway. On Thursday evening, the Senate’s Parliamentarian, the individual in charge of maintaining the voluntary rules put in place by the Senate,…
Read MoreSpeaker Pelosi Calls for Investigation into January 6th
Plans to model fact-finding mission after 9/11 commission. On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would take its next step into analyzing the…
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House Votes to Impeach President Trump
Their charge: Incitement of insurrection. In a 232-197 vote on Wednesday, the divided House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on a count of incitement of insurrection, saying…
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117th Congress Sworn In
Speaker Pelosi retains her position by a thin margin. The newest members of Congress took their oaths of office on Sunday as the 117th Congress convened. Overcoming opposition…
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New Chaplain Named for House of Representatives
Speaker Pelosi names a woman to that position for first time. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced she is appointing Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben…
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