The objective is stronger competition with China. With a large bipartisan majority, the Senate on Wednesday passed a $280 billion bill to subsidize the domestic microchip manufacturing industry…
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Senate Working on Climate Deal Before August Recess
The majority members urge compromise and bipartisanship. Members of the Senate have been negotiating a bill to address climate change for some time, maintaining conversations with key centrists…
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Senate Committee Split on ATF Director Nominee
Question of Senate vote taken up by Senate itself. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11 to advance President Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
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Senate Makes Progress on Bipartisan Gun Legislation
A dozen legislators work to identify common ground. A pledge for quick action submitted on Thursday has energized members of Congress to find a bipartisan solution to mass…
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Senate Gun Control Bill Delayed
Majority leader says support for the legislation is not strong enough. In the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
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Domestic Terrorism Bill Blocked in Senate
Measure was in response to grocery store shooting in Buffalo, New York. Members of the minority party in the Senate blocked a bill on Thursday that would create…
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Abortion Rights Bill Fails in Senate
Measure fell 10 votes short. Minority members of the Senate joined by Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia blocked legislation Wednesday intended to codify abortion protections into law…
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Majority leader said he would file cloture Monday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced that the Senate will vote on legislation to codify abortion rights into law…
Read MoreAdditional COVID Funding Delayed by Senate Recess
Negotiations stall over Title 42. The Senate has left town for two weeks for its spring recess without acting on the $10 billion deal on pandemic relief. The White…
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Senate Unanimously Approves Trade Bills Countering Russia
Addresses trade relations and Russian oil imports. The Senate unanimously passed two bills on Thursday that have been in the works for weeks. The first permanently ends normal…
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