“Once passed, the House must swiftly take up the bill and send it to the president’s desk to avoid a shutdown—giving Americans the help and resources they deserve,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Faced with a fractured and chaos-causing Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate took action on Tuesday to avert the […]
WASHINGTON — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan predicted Sunday that the Democratic-controlled Senate would strip out controversial social policies from the country’s annual defense spending measure approved by the Republican-dominated House of Representatives. The House last week narrowly approved the $886-billion defense package for the fiscal year starting in October, but acceded to […]
Washington, D.C.— Friday, Representative Peltola issued the following statement regarding the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House 219-210: “Today (Friday) I took one of the most difficult votes I’ve ever had to take. The defense bill on the floor today was not the same bipartisan bill that came out of committee. House […]
“An incredible embarrassment for the House Republican leadership,” said one observer. “The morning McCarthy tries to turn the page, conservatives slap him and his leadership team in the face.” Wow. Kevin McCarthy’s vote to protect gas stoves just FAILED on the House floor after some MAGA Republicans revolted to “punish” McCarthy for not letting the […]