Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown this week | Politics | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
President Joe Biden signed a one-week stopgap funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown, extending the deadline until December 23 to allow congressional negotiators more time to finalize a full-year funding deal. The House approved the measure on Wednesday, and the Senate voted on Thursday evening to pass the bill — a day […]
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Congress faces looming government shutdown deadline at end of the week | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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CNN — Lawmakers face a Friday at midnight deadline when government funding is set to expire – and the House and Senate will likely have to pass a short-term extension to avert a shutdown at the end of the week, which would give negotiators more time to try to secure a broader full-year funding deal. […]
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Surprise Senate vote would overturn Biden environmental rule | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON – In a surprise victory for Republicans, the Senate on Thursday voted to overturn a Biden administration rule requiring rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — a victory enabled in part by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Manchin, a key player on energy and […]
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Commentary: The old, old Senate could soon be a tiny bit younger | Opinion | #elections | #alabama
The Senate continues to get older for one big reason: The average age of new senators continues to rise. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional older senator. Age diversity is good in elected office, and that includes some folks on the upper edge of the range as long as their skills and energy are intact. […]
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The old, old Senate could soon be a tiny bit younger | | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Senate continues to get older for one big reason: The average age of new senators continues to rise. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional older senator. Age diversity is good in elected office, and that includes some folks on the upper edge of the range as long as their skills and energy are intact. […]
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Jonathan Bernstein: The old, old Senate could soon be a tiny bit younger | Nation | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The Senate continues to get older for one big reason: The average age of new senators continues to rise. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional older senator. Age diversity is good in elected office, and that includes some folks on the upper edge of the range as long as their skills and energy are intact. […]
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