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The US Senate voted 63-36 to approve a bipartisan bill lifting the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting a potentially disastrous default. The legislation, backed by President Joe Biden, was pushed through Congress after months of partisan bickering between Democrats and Republicans. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had
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The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor of the US debt ceiling deal, with 314 members voting for the bill and 117 against, bringing the country one step closer to averting a historic default. The bill's passage is a significant relief, as it suspends the US
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The bipartisan Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act has been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate to counter unfair trade practices by foreign countries that use geographic indication to restrict American food products from being sold in international markets. The bill, led by Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Dusty Johnson,
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The Dignity Act of 2023, a comprehensive bipartisan immigration reform bill, has been introduced in Congress by a group of lawmakers from both parties. The bill aims to address border security and infrastructure challenges, tackle workforce development issues, create new pathways for asylum seekers, and establish new legal pathways for
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The United States House of Representatives' Agriculture Appropriations Bill has been met with criticism from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, who compared it to a fictional TV show character's work. In response, Congressman Andy Harris, Chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) has introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which aims to make permanent Medicare coverage of telehealth services allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation is designed to expand access to healthcare, saving patients time and money by eliminating
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Congressman Brad Sherman reintroduced the bipartisan Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act, a critical legislation that aims to create U.S.-created reporting and oversight on educational materials produced by the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The bill seeks to address the ongoing
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Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) met with Revere veterans to discuss the devastating impacts of the Republican Default on America Act, which passed the U.S. House on April 26, 2023. The Republican debt ceiling bill would slash approximately 30 million medical appointments and 81,000 jobs across the Veterans
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The United States Senate has passed bipartisan legislation aimed at supporting American solar manufacturers and workers, while holding China accountable for breaking trade laws and using slave and child labor to produce solar products. The bill, led by Senator Rick Scott in the Senate and Congressman Bill Posey in the
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Congressman Bill Pascrell, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, has reaffirmed his support for H.R. Res 39, a bipartisan resolution aimed at addressing China's trade cheating in the critical solar sector. Pascrell emphasized that the resolution would empower the administration to crack down on
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Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and her colleagues have introduced the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing healthcare access, improving quality of care, and lowering costs by removing barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) practicing to the full extent of their
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On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and South Korea, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives has introduced a resolution to reaffirm the country's commitment to its strategic partner. The resolution welcomes President Yoon
