Senate Republicans blocked the efforts of Democrats on April 27 to revive the long-since-expired Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) a century after it was first introduced. Specifically, the vote was to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed in taking up a joint resolution (pdf) to disregard the deadline that Congress set decades ago for the…
Senate Democrats Pressure Credit Agencies to Ignore Medical Debt of Borrowers
Senate Democrats pressured the heads of the three major credit ratings agencies on April 27 to disregard the debt incurred by borrowers for medical expenses. “People are busy enough with their children and their jobs and their lives,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs….
Manchin Presses Energy Secretary Over Changes to EV Tax Credit Policy
April 20, 2023
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) grilled Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday over the Biden administration’s “liberalization” of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, warned Granholm at a hearing that the administration’s lax interpretation of the IRA would “bust…
GOP Leader McConnell Returns to Senate After Head Injury
WASHINGTON—Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and extended treatment for a concussion. The longtime Kentucky senator, 81, has been recovering at home since he was released from a rehabilitation facility March 25. He fell after attending…
Casey Launches Re-Election Bid for Fourth Term in Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced on April 10 his run for a fourth term in the Senate, bringing the force of incumbency and strong name recognition to his party’s defense in the presidential swing state. Currently, Casey is the longest-serving Democratic senator in Pennsylvania’s history. The lawmaker’s decision likely offers his party an assist in…
Sen. Casey Launches Re-Election Bid for Fourth Term in Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced on April 10 his run for a fourth term in the Senate, bringing the force of incumbency and strong name recognition to his party’s defense in the presidential swing state. Currently, Casey is the longest-serving Democratic senator in Pennsylvania’s history. The lawmaker’s decision likely offers his party an assist in…
Sen. Casey Launches Reelection Bid for Fourth Term in Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced on April 10 his run for a fourth term in the Senate, bringing the force of incumbency and strong name recognition to his party’s defense in the presidential swing state. Currently, Casey is the longest-serving Democratic senator in Pennsylvania’s history. The lawmaker’s decision likely offers his party an assist in…
Top Senate Republican Breaks Silence on Trump Indictment; McConnell Still Mum
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), one of the top Senate Republicans, decried the indictment of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony charges as a “political agenda run amok,” as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) continues to avoid commenting on the topic. On April 4, Trump appeared at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, where…
Senators Discuss Monitoring Federal Employees Working at Home for Productivity
A Senate committee is considering updates to work policies as many federal employees continue to work from home—and the issue of productivity is a “key question,” said Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain. “We know that it is an issue for many government, public, as well as private, enterprises,” she said during a meeting of the standing committee…
LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (March 30): Taiwan’s President Arrives in New York Despite CCP Threats; Sen. Paul Blocks US Tiktok Ban in Senate
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on March 29. It’s her first U.S. stopover since 2019. It comes in defiance of threats of retaliation, from the Chinese Communist Party. Heated debate on the Senate floor. Republican Senator Rand Paul blocks his GOP colleague’s efforts to fast track a ban on tiktok in the United…
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