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'That's Not Leadership': Sen. Andy Kim Scolds Congress For Continuing To Receive Pay Amid Government Shutdown In Senate Floor Remarks
On the Senate floor today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) scolds Congress, particularly House Republicans, for continuing to receive pay amid government shutdown. Kim remarks that he has decided to refuse his paycheck until the government reopens.
It's Day 8 of the federal government shutdown amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill. When does the Senate vote today? Will the government reopen?
The Senate failed to reopen the federal government for the eighth time as the shutdown hits the two-week mark. Tuesday’s vote was expected to fail as the stalemate between both parties
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'We Should Take A Stand': Cory Booker Pushes Back On Trump's Federal Takeover Of D.C. During Unwavering Remarks From The Senate Floor
During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Cory Booker pushed back on Trump's federal takeover of Washington, D.C. Booker stated, "We should take a stand."
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing a curveball into the shutdown fight as he plans to bring a full-year spending bill for the Pentagon to the floor on Thursday, effectively
Updated at 6:03 p.m. U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) called a new policy enacted by President Donald Trump “unprecedented” and “straight out of an authoritarian playbook, where the President gets to play judge,
Two bills addressing earmark transparency rules, adopted by the Legislature during this year’s budget battle, are moving closer to becoming state law. Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday adopted changes to House Bill 4420 and Senate Bill 596 before the committee reported both bills to the Senate floor.
The Senate will return today on Day 15 for another round of votes to reopen the government. Here's what to know.
Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up health care benefits.
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'Enough Of The Lawlessness': Adam Schiff Snaps, Goes Scorched Earth On Trump's Destruction Of Democracy In Blistering Remarks From The Senate Floor
During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Adam Schiff went scorched earth on President Trump's destruction of democracy. Schiff stated, "Enough of the lawlessness."