The Senate just passed a nearly $40 billion military and economic aid package to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion, sending the bill to President Joe Biden’s desk and bringing America’s commitment to almost $54 billion. The 86-11 vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, with all Democrats and most Republicans voting yes. The Republicans who opposed the bill…
Read More The Senate reconvened at 10:00 A.M. and is expected to spend today processing nominations before turning back to the Ukraine aid package tomorrow. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) slammed Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) for delaying the $40 billion Ukraine aid package by over a week, calling the move “repugnant” and predicting the legislation…
Read More In what is shaping up to be a busy day, the House reconvened at 11:00 A.M. for the purpose of receiving, in a Joint Meeting with the Senate, His Excellency Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic. At 2:30 P.M., the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.7691, a bill…
Read More The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. and will take up the Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 7691, a bill to provide aid to Ukraine with a vote expected at 5:30 P.M. Last week, Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) blocked a vote on the bipartisan deal after he refused to…
Read More The Senate is not in session today, while the House reconvened at 9:00 A.M. and is working on H.R. 5129 – Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022. The House is expected to adjourn for the week after that vote. Next week, the Senate is expected to try again to pass H.R.7691 – Additional…
Read More Senate Republicans, joined by Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (West Virginia), blocked legislation 49-51 on Wednesday intended to enshrine abortion protections into law ahead of a possible ruling this summer by a conservative-majority Supreme Court striking down the Roe v. Wade decision. Democrats fell more than 10 votes short of advancing the legislation, touted as a…
Read More The Senate convened at 10:00 A.M. and is expected to take up the Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.4132, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would guarantee providers’ ability to perform an abortion and individuals’ right to access one. The legislation, introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) would supersede…
Read More Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) filed cloture Monday evening on a motion to advance S.4132 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, a bill that would codify access to abortion into federal law, just a week after the leak of a draft decision from the Supreme Court that showed the court poised to…
Read More The Senate reconvened at 11:00 A.M. and is working on the nomination of Kathryn Huff, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced today that he will force a vote next week on legislation codifying Roe v. Wade, in the wake of a draft Supreme Court decision that…
Read More While the House remains in recess, the Senate convened at 10:00 A.M. and will spend the day holding roll call votes in relation to the motions to instruct with respect to H.R.4521, USICA/America COMPETES Act. No votes are scheduled yet, but there could be more than two dozen nonbinding motions voted on. Of note, senators…
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