Jul 30 Senate passes $8B bill to fund highways through December By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Senate delivered an unexpectedly strong vote Tuesday in favor of taking action later this year to resolve the chronic funding problems that have bedeviled highway and transit programs, a sign that Congress may have reached the limit… Continue reading
Jul 29 Congress at odds over $225 million aid package for Israel By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican members of Congress scrambled Tuesday to seal a $225 million boost to Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system before they break this week for a month-long recess. But the House and Senate are at odds… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Lawmakers announce bipartisan breakthrough on VA health care reform By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 25 U.S. House of Representatives' staffers blocked from editing by Wikipedia By Anna Christiansen Following “abuse of editing privileges” by anonymous IP addresses within the U.S House of Representatives, Wikipedia has barred House staffers from contributing for 10 days. Those with registered personal accounts may still log into the online encyclopedia and edit. Continue reading
Jul 24 House, Senate VA committees offer competing veteran health bills By Associated Press WASHINGTON — With Congress scheduled to recess in a week, the chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees offered competing proposals Thursday to fix a veterans' health care program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records… Continue reading
Jul 23 Senate agrees on short-term fix for highway fund By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate agreed Wednesday on an $11 billion measure to temporarily fix a multibillion-dollar shortfall in federal highway and transit programs, setting up a vote next week on several alternatives. Continue reading
Jul 16 Contraception ruling serves as political pitch By Donna Cassata, Associated Press In an election-year pitch to female voters, Democrats on Wednesday pressed for legislation that would restore free contraception for women who get their health insurance from companies that object on religious grounds. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch Construction companies relying on federal Highway Trust Fund face Congressional roadblock By PBS News Hour The federal Highway Trust Fund is running out of money. Congress only has a few weeks to find more revenue, the Obama administration warned, or else the states will see a 28 percent reduction in federal funds, and 700,000 jobs… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch News Wrap: White House under pressure from both sides on child migrant deportations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, leading Republicans demanded change to a 2008 statute that bars quicker deportations for children illegally crossing the border. Several Democratic lawmakers say they oppose such a move, but the White House left open the possibility. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Amid border crisis, Immigration judges push for more resources By PBS News Hour Changing a 2008 law that requires court hearings before deportations of children is part of a potential compromise that emerged on Capitol Hill today. Jeffrey Brown talks to Dana Leigh Marks of the National Association of Immigration Judges about the… Continue watching