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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
Sen. Cruz call McConnell a liar
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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
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Committee Hearings
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House Floor Schedule
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Committee Hearings
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House, Senate heading for showdown on highway funding
Senate and House Republicans are heading to a showdown over transportation spending.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wants to pass a six-year highway
deal before Thursday to give the House time to take it up before the August recess,
according to a Senate GOP leadership source.
But opposition to the Senate bill is growing on the other side of the Capitol.
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Senate votes to revive Ex-Im
The Senate in a rare Sunday session has voted to advance legislation reauthorizing
the Export-Import Bank, which expired last month.
Over objections from conservatives, the Senate voted 67-26 to end debate on a measure
to add language reauthorizing the bank’s charter to federal highway spending legislation.
A vote to formally add the language to the highway bill will come later this week.
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Despite Rebukes, Ted Cruz Doubles Down on Charge McConnell Lied
The Senate opened Sunday with a reading by the Senate President Pro Tem Orrin G. Hatch of the Senate’s rules of decorum, in an apparent
rebuke of Sen. Ted Cruzcalling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a liar on Friday. And things got more personal from
there.
Shortly thereafter, McConnell defended his actions setting up a vote to revive the
Export-Import Bank, even though he opposes it – and other top Republicans rebuked
Cruz on the floor even as the Texas Republican came to the floor to defend his comments
in an extraordinary speech of his own.
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