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House passes GOP funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The measure now heads to the Senate where it’s uncertain if Democrats will provide the votes needed to avoid a lapse in ...
Former Rep. Nita Lowey, first woman to lead House Appropriations, dies
Nita M. Lowey, a veteran legislator from New York who served 16 terms until her retirement after the 116th Congress, died on ...
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Bipartisanship: Murray, Collins say White House sidestepping ‘congressional intent’ of stopgap bill
The top Republican and top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee sent the Trump administration a joint letter ...
Indiana tollway bill amended out of committee, but tolling language remains in the bill
The Indiana House toll road bill was amended and approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Transportation committee ...
Meeting with House panel, OPM officials cut short after clash between top lawmakers
A closed-door meeting between members of a House subcommittee and officials from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was cut short on Tuesday after the top two lawmakers on the panel clashed ...
Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies
Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. She was 87. Lowey’s family, in a statement shared ...