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Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula - Roll Call

The measure proposes more than $20 billion for agriculture provisions, including biofuels, conservation and wildfire prevention.

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Leftovers pile up for year-end tax bill menu

WASHINGTON — Incentives for clean energy and a tax break for companies’ research and development appear to be off the table for legislation moving this summer, raising the stakes for a potential year-end tax bill after the dust settles on the midterm elections.

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Leftovers pile up for year-end tax bill menu - Roll Call

Incentives for clean energy and research and development could move as part of a year-end tax bill when the dust settles after the midterms

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Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans health and disability benefits after passing a semiconductor manufacturing incentives and science package, but getting both bipartisan priorities done next week will require cooperation from all 100 senators.

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Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business - Roll Call

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans benefits after passing a semiconductor and science package.

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No easy options as pressure to pass chips funding bill grows - Roll Call

Bipartisan interest in moving a package of semiconductor manufacturing incentives outside of a stalled conference committee is growing.

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Stabenow: Union-made EV tax credits are dead in Democrats' climate bill

WASHINGTON— A controversial proposal that would have given consumers a $4,500 discount on domestic, union-made electric vehicles is officially off the table, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, confirmed Wednesday to The Detroit News.

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Lawmakers reach bipartisan deal to aid school meal providers

WASHINGTON — A deal between Democratic and Republican committee leaders would help school meal providers facing higher food costs as well as ease a transition from federal government policies that provided universal free meals to many children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lawmakers reach bipartisan deal to aid school meal providers - Roll Call

A deal between committee leaders would help school meal providers facing higher food costs and ease transition from pandemic program.

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School meal waivers expire in 9 days. After axing them, Congress may try to save them

A group of lawmakers have agreed on a measure that would extend the school meal waivers that helped schools and families during the pandemic.

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Mental health becomes focal point of Senate gun framework - Roll Call

The Senate’s gun violence framework expands mental health treatment, but there's little connection between gun violence and mental illness.

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Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota urge Congress to lift EV tax credits cap

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor Corp. sent a letter to congressional leaders Monday urging them to lift the 200,000 customer cap for existing electric vehicle tax credits.

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Michigan advances to second DNC round of consideration for early 2024 primary spot

WASHINGTON — Michigan is bound for the second round of the Democratic National Committee's process for deciding which states will be among the first to vote for the party's 2024 presidential nominee.

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Biden administration launches proposed EV charger requirements

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday released its proposed version of standards for federally-funded electric vehicle fast chargers to be built out along the nation's highways.

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Conservatives slam Stabenow for praising electric cars amid high gas prices

WASHINGTON — Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, has come under fire from conservatives on social media for boasting about driving her electric vehicle from her home state capital to D.C. over the weekend amid skyrocketing gas prices.

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Senator Promotes EVs After Successful Road Trip, Fox News Mocks Her

Senator Stabenow drove her new EV from Michigan to DC on the cheap and with little issue. Fox News said she's bragging, and called the affordable EV expensive.

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North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis works to change gun laws following mass shootings

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is one of four senators leading the charge on examining the country’s gun laws following two high-profile mass shootings last month that left 31 people dead.

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GOP set to kill off free school lunch

Even Joe Manchin and Susan Collins want to extend school lunch waivers, but so far Mitch McConnell won't budge

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Vulnerable hit hardest by baby formula shortage; Biden invokes Defense Production Act

WASHINGTON — Even as the House passed legislation Wednesday to provide $28 million aimed at helping to ease a baby formula shortage that has sent families scrambling, it also tried to address a second issue: easing the shortage’s impact on low-income families who use the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for…

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Vulnerable hit hardest by baby formula shortage; Biden invokes Defense Production Act

WASHINGTON — Even as the House on Wednesday debated a bill aimed at helping to ease a baby formula crisis that has sent families scrambling, lawmakers are grappling with a second issue: how to ease the shortage’s impact on low-income families that use the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,…

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Vulnerable hit hardest by baby formula shortage

Unless the government allows for flexibility, the formula shortage can be particularly hard on families using federal nutrition assistance.

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Despite Congress’ efforts, it’ll take time to refill the baby bottles

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are throwing nearly every tool in their arsenal, including a proposed $28 million in taxpayer dollars, at the baby formula shortage. But it isn’t clear how quickly those solutions will result in cans on grocery store shelves.

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Despite Congress’ efforts, it’ll take time to refill the baby bottles - Roll Call

Lawmakers are scrambling to end the formula shortage, but experts say it will be months before families will feel an impact.

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The fur flies as House, Senate wrangle over ban on mink farming

WASHINGTON — The future of an estimated 100 U.S. mink farms may be decided by House and Senate negotiators resolving differences in a massive research and technology package designed to make the nation more competitive with China.

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The fur flies as House, Senate wrangle over ban on mink farming - Roll Call

The House would ban U.S. mink farming in a competition bill, but the Senate, with support from both parties, is balking.

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