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McConnell Shelves Gun Bills for Banking Reform…

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is moving to banking reform legislation — not gun control or other responses to the high school shooting in Florida — next week in the Senate. McConnell has filed a motion to have a procedural vote Tuesday on legislation sponsored by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). After […]

McConnell: GOP Immigration Plan ‘Best Chance’ at Passing Bill…

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is throwing his support behind a GOP proposal that lines up with President Trump’s immigration framework, as the chamber turns to a battle over the controversial issue. “I support the president’s proposal and my colleagues’ legislation to implement it. The Secure and Succeed Act is fair, address both sides’ […]

We Have a Budget…

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President Trump on Friday morning signed the congressional deal to end the brief government shutdown just hours after the lapse in government funding that began at midnight. Trump announced the signing on Twitter shortly after the House delivered him the signed bill from Congress. “Just signed Bill. Our Military will now be stronger than ever […]

Shutdown Draws Near as Paul Delays Budget Vote…

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is blocking the Senate from speeding up a budget agreement as Congress lurches closer to a lapse in funding for the federal government. Both the Senate and House need to pass the two-year budget deal, which includes a stopgap funding bill, by midnight Thursday to prevent the second shutdown in less […]

GOP Fiscal Hawks Revolt Against Senate Budget Deal…

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House conservatives on Wednesday revolted against a massive bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling and bust spending caps, complaining that the GOP could no longer lay claim to being the party of fiscal responsibility. “I’m not only a ‘no.’ I’m a ‘hell no,’” quipped Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), one of many members of the […]

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