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Speaker Johnson gets warm welcome from Senate GOP - Roll Call

Senators at a closed lunch with Speaker Mike Johnson said the Louisiana Republican was willing to accept he needs to grow into the job.

Roll Call · Nov 1, 2023

Senate reaches deal to start voting on appropriations package - Roll Call

Senate agrees to take up about 40 amendments to three fiscal 2024 spending bills, setting the stage for the first votes on Wednesday.

Roll Call · Oct 24, 2023

Senate leaders struggle to keep pace with ‘minibus’ amendments - Roll Call

The Senate is playing “whack-a-mole” trying to deal with amendments on a package of three fiscal 2024 spending bills.

Roll Call · Oct 23, 2023

How a European law might get companies around the world to cut climate pollution

The European Union will tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Experts say the move could lead other major economies to do the same.

WEKU · May 17, 2023

Bipartisan interest in new deposit insurance cap, but for whom? - Roll Call

Lawmakers are talking about raising the deposit insurance cap, but don't have consensus about how to do it.

Roll Call · May 10, 2023

Yellen breaks the debt ceiling ice

The timeline is more urgent than it looks, and a vast chasm remains between the two parties.

Axios · May 2, 2023

As European tax on carbon looms, a border fee draws bipartisan focus

WASHINGTON — On both sides of Capitol Hill, there is budding interest in implementing taxes on carbon-intensive goods that enter the U.S., though Democrats and Republicans tend to be interested for different reasons.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023

As European tax looms, a border fee draws bipartisan focus - Roll Call

On both sides of Capitol Hill, there is budding interest in implementing taxes on carbon-intensive goods that enter the U.S.

Roll Call · Apr 12, 2023

Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval many see as mistake

Senators voted 66-30 to repeal the 2002 measure that gave President Bush the green light to invade Iraq and the 1991 authorization that sanctioned the U.S.-led Gulf War.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2023

Lawmakers open to Biden’s call to claw back SVB executive pay

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for legislation that would allow regulators to claw back executive bonuses and stock sale proceeds in the lead up to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse has found a receptive audience on Capitol Hill.

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023