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Senator Jack Reed, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been urging Republican leaders to negotiate a bipartisan fix to prevent a government shutdown. Despite a majority in the U.S. Senate, Democrats were unable to pass a proposal that would have funded the government and addressed the health
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Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata highlighted the passage of several bills she cosponsored, addressing veterans' healthcare, foreign policy, and human rights issues. The TRAVEL Act, a bipartisan bill, authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to assign a traveling physician to provide healthcare to veterans in American Samoa, Guam, the
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Senate Republicans' attempt to pass a short-term government funding extension, which easily passed through the House, was thwarted in the Senate by Democrats as the deadline to fund the government looms on September 30. The Republican proposal, which had the support of President Donald Trump, was rejected 44-48, with
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U.S. Representative Angie Craig and Mike Kelly introduced the Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing blood culture contamination and improving patient safety. The legislation requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to add a blood culture contamination rate measure to the Hospital-Acquired
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Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, urged Republican leaders to negotiate a bipartisan fix to prevent a government shutdown, citing that the only way to achieve 60 votes is to ignore President Trump's demands and start negotiating on health care costs and annual
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A Senate resolution bill aimed at setting a cap for Brazil's gross debt has raised concerns among government economists, as it could lead to a default on public debt if implemented. The proposal, which would cap gross debt at 80% of GDP or six and a half times
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House Republicans on Friday passed a short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), with a 217-212 vote, despite expected opposition from Senate Democrats. The bill aims to extend government funding until October 1, but Senate Democrats have expressed concerns over the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies at
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced the America's CHILDREN Act, which seeks to protect children of long-term visa holders from being forced to self-deport after turning 21 years old. The bill, co-sponsored by Representatives Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ross (D-NC), Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Salazar (R-FL), Bera (D-CA), Ciscomani (R-AZ), and
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Congress headed out of Washington on Friday after the Senate rejected a Democrat-led proposal to keep the government open through Oct. 31, and the House-backed bill to push the shutdown deadline to Nov. 21 also failed, leaving only two workdays to resolve the stalemate before a potential government shutdown would
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As Congress heads into recess, lawmakers are locked in a standoff over a bill to fund the government, with a shutdown just two legislative days away. The House passed a Republican proposal to extend current funding levels through Nov. 21, but the Senate rejected an alternative proposal by Sen. Patty
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As the U.S., Canada, and Mexico embark on a joint review of the USMCA, a new bipartisan bill aims to prioritize North American alignment on foreign investment screening to combat the threat of investment from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto
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As the House of Representatives rejected a continuing resolution, Democrats in both the House and Senate are signaling that they will not negotiate with Republicans on a new spending bill, leaving the country on the brink of a government shutdown on October 1. This shift in strategy marks a significant
