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Congressional Climate Bill Tracking
H.R. 255 – Next Generation American Manufacturing Act of 2015
S. 177 – Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
H.R. 522 – Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies
H.R. 612 – To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
H.R. 467 – STEM Opportunities Act of 2015
S. 191 – Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2015
S. 108 – Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015
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Video of the Day
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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
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Congress Finally Leaves Town, but a Packed September Awaits
Senators dropped plans to try to pass a cybersecurity measure and rushed to catch
flights out of humid Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon for a five-week August
recess. Members will have to rest up, because they’re going to return to a messy,
jam-packed fall session.
Senators will return to the Capitol on Sept. 8 to begin debate on a resolution to
either approve or disapprove of the administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. The
latter course is more likely, given Republican control of the chamber, but several
key Democrats have announced their support just this week. With only nine days to
deliberate once Congress returns, neither chamber appears likely to muster the two-thirds
majority necessary to override President Obama’s promised veto of a disapproval
resolution.
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Debate night: 5 things to watch
Anticipation has been building for weeks around Thursday’s primetime 9 p.m. debate
hosted by Fox News.
The mix of 10 candidates’ personalities onstage in Cleveland, Ohio, is set to be
a perfect storm for some testy exchanges, revealing moments and, potentially, embarrassing
gaffes over the course of two hours.
Here are 5 key things to watch for in the debate.
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GOP pre-debate rituals: Motown and diet Snapple
How would you prepare for a giant debate against for one of the most important offices
in the world? Former New York Gov. George Pataki prays and then drinks a diet lemon
Snapple iced tea. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina plays solitaire and former
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush calls his mom.
A new video by Independent Journal Review has some of the GOP presidential candidates
sharing their pre-debate rituals Thursday.
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Until tomorrow,
Lobbyit.com
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