Plan would also give program a financial “shoring up.” Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduced the Social Security Expansion Act. Social Security recipients…
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School Choice Bills Introduced in Congress
Twin bills brought to both House and Senate. The Educational Choice for Children Act was introduced as twin bills in Congress Thursday. The legislation would establish a federal…
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Senate Group Reaches Deal on Gun Reforms
Breakthrough agreement will save lives, they say. An equally divided bipartisan group of senators issued a joint statement Sunday saying that had come to a solution to gun…
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Congress Focuses on Rising Road Fatalities
House holds hearing and Senate sends DOT secretary a letter. The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit conducted a hearing on Wednesday about ways to address America’s worsening…
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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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NHTSA Administrator Confirmed by Senate
Dr. Steven Cliff will head national road safety agency. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the confirmation of Dr. Steven Cliff as the 16th Administrator of the…
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Keep China Tariffs, Senators Urge President
Removing tariffs under administration consideration. A group of nine senators has urged President Biden to “substantially maintain” tariffs on Chinese imports that were put in place by former…
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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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Senate Backs Sweden, Finland NATO Bid
Over 80 senators support expediting the approval of the applications. This week, a group of senators introduced a resolution to back Sweden and Finland’s applications to join NATO.…
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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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