In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
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Here’s What Americans Will “Get” From The Climate And Tax Bill Democrats Just Passed
House Democrats on Friday passed a massive climate spending and taxation bill that will allocate billions of taxpayer dollars toward…
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West Virginia’s Other Senator Just Saved Its Coal Industry
West Virginia’s Other Senator Just Saved Its Coal Industry Jack McEvoy on August 11, 2022 Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito…
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Senate Dems’ Climate Bill Carves Out Benefits For Canada, China While Hurting American Consumers
The Canadian government lobbied to expand the EV tax credit in Senate Democrats’ massive climate bill, benefiting Canadian industry while…
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Republican Senators, Manchin Vote To Revive Trump-Era NEPA Reform
The Senate voted to reinstate rules helping expedite the construction of energy infrastructure that persisted under former President Donald Trump,…
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Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Still Owns Huge Stake In Chips Stocks, Records Show
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul still owns a substantial stake in shares of two chip stocks as legislation heads…
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Senate Dem, Automakers Working To Kill ‘Buy American’ Provision In Climate Bill, Keep Sourcing In China
Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan is working to remove crucial tax credit restrictions for electric vehicles (EVs) in her…
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Senate Approves Sweden and Finland’s Entry into NATO
The United States Senate voted to approve a treaty to allow Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty…
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Senate Dems Fight to Prevent ‘Draining The Swamp’
Senate Democrats are scrambling to enact legislation that would prevent former President Donald Trump or another Republican elected as president…
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Manchin’s Reward For Supporting Dem Spending Bill Can Be Easily Thrown Out
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia sponsored his party’s spending bill due to party leaders’ promises to expedite permits…
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Democrats Are Turbo-Charging The IRS To Go After The Middle Class
The reconciliation package proposed by Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer includes $80 billion in new funding for the…
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Jim Jordan Tells GOP To ‘Tee Up’ And Embrace Populism For 2024
Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan believes that the conservative movement should continue to embrace populist tendencies. Jordan acknowledged that populist conservatism…
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‘Got Suckered’: Manchin Handing EPA Ability to Circumvent SCOTUS, Throttle Coal Industry
The new reconciliation bill backed by Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia contains funding provisions that could allow the Environmental…
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Dems’ Manchin-Approved ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Will Have No Effect On Inflation, Analysis Finds
Democrats’ new spending bill, the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” will have a statistically insignificant impact on inflation, according to…
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Green Stocks Surge After Dems Agree On Multi-Billion Dollar Spending Package
Green energy shares spiked on Thursday after Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia agreed to back a multi-billion dollar Democratic spending…
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Democrats Plan To Shell Out Almost $80 Billion To Supersize The IRS
A new Democratic spending package will expand the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in an attempt to raise government revenues…
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