Congressional Hall Monitor
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
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Democrats Block Bills Prohibiting Tax Increases Until Unemployment Rate, Inflation Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee blocked GOP amendments Tuesday that would have prohibited further tax increases until…
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House Panel Rejects Drug Price Control Bill In Stunning Blow To Pelosi
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce rejected a key drug control bill in a stunning rebuke of House Speaker…
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Raising the Debt Ceiling Will Be Washington’s Next Big Fight
For 55 of the last 59 years, the federal government has spent more money than the revenue it has raised.…
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Senate Judiciary Committee To Review Supreme Court’s ‘Abuse’ Of Shadow Docket
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court’s use of the so-called “shadow docket” — a…
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Ilhan Omar Possibly Committed A Felony By Concealing Her Finances In Required Disclosure Form
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar possibly committed a felony by failing to report income she may have received from her 2020…
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House Moderates In Standoff With Pelosi As Budget Talks Stall
Negotiations between House Democratic leadership and moderates in the caucus ended in a stalemate just after midnight Tuesday, with Speaker…
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House Lawmakers Set To Square Off With White House, Treasury Department Over ‘Stifling’ Crypto Tax Plan
House lawmakers are set to consider a controversial and last-minute cryptocurrency tax provision that has been criticized as vague, expansive,…
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Pelosi Floats Passing Infrastructure And Budget Simultaneously As Moderates And Progressives Feud
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday floated the idea of passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget…
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Dem Divide: House Moderates Vow To Block $3.5 Trillion Budget Until Infrastructure Bill Is Law
Nine moderate House Democrats vowed in a letter released early Friday to not vote for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget until…
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Bipartisan Bill Targets Apple, Google For App Store Tactics
Senators from both parties introduced a bill Wednesday targeting alleged anticompetitive conduct among Apple and Google app stores. The Open…
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Manchin Warns Of ‘Grave Consequences’ From ‘Irresponsible’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin raised concerns over the $3.5 trillion budget plan the Senate passed Wednesday, warning that…
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Democrats’ Reconciliation Bill Instructions Expected to Assume Massive Deficits
The budget blueprint Senate Democrats are preparing to unveil will likely assume, at least on paper, that the eventual reconciliation…
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Would End Pandemic Business Tax Break Early
The bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill would eliminate a pandemic-related business tax exemption three months earlier than planned. The funds received…
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Florida Rep. Wasserman Schultz discloses personal investment in tech company months after deadline
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz filed disclosures reporting she and her children bought stock in a technology company but waited…
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House Republicans Urge Dismissal Of DOJ Lawsuit Against Georgia Election Law
Over 50 House Republicans signed on to an amicus brief Monday requesting a federal judge throw out the Department of…
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