U.s. senate
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
Our View: Congress can’t surrender in climate fight
One senator should not be able to stop legislation that’s so vital to our future.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Schumer vows vote on Build Back Better legislation despite Manchin’s opposition
Schumer's letter came a day after Manchin, during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," delivered what many saw as a potentially fatal blow to one of the centerpieces of Biden's agenda.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Our View: Bob Dole lived a great American life
The tough partisan warrior who also valued compromise with his adversaries showed patriotic values that are missing from today’s politics.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
Senate hampers passage of annual defense bill that funds Bath-built ships
Sixty Senators needed to vote to open debate on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, but that vote failed 45-51.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2021
White House: Biden to outline filibuster changes in ‘weeks’
But at a CNN town hall on Thursday, the president predicted that eliminating the 60-vote threshold to end debate on most legislation in the Senate would be 'difficult' beyond the debt limit.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Sens. Collins, King sharply divided as Republicans block Democratic voting rights bill
While Collins slams the bill as ‘a vast federal takeover of state elections,’ King says American democracy is in danger as Republicans refuse to even debate it.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
U.S. dodges default crisis – for now – as Senate votes to extend borrowing
The 50-48 vote in support of the bill to raise the government's debt ceiling by nearly a half-trillion dollars brought instant relief, but it provides only a reprieve.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
Todd Akin, whose ‘legitimate rape’ comment derailed his U.S. Senate run, dies at 74
In August 2012, the candidate argued that abortions wouldn’t be necessary for rape victims because, 'If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.'
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2021
Commentary: It’s time for Sen. Collins to support federal LGBTQ anti-bias protections
Maine has led the nation on a journey toward acceptance of LGBTQ people – voting for S.393 would continue this legacy.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
House races to vote on government funding, debt as Republicans dig in to oppose
Once a routine matter, now Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is refusing to provide Republican votes, even though he also relied on Democratic votes help raise the debt ceiling when his party had the majority.
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