Congress
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Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Hastert served eights years as speaker of the House – the chamber's top congressman – longer than any Republican in U.S. history
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Legislation to support U.S. film industry intends to create jobs, boost economy
Rep. Nathaniel Moran, who introduced the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act in the House, told The Center Square that “this bill is about American jobs.”
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House makes bipartisan effort to renew Trump's Great American Outdoors Act, restore national parks
The initial 2020 law allocated up to $1.9 billion a year through fiscal 2025 to tackle a multi-billion-dollar maintenance backlog by repairing crumbling roads, outdated water systems, and facilities managed by the National Park Service.
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House GOP leadership says Biden's fiscal 2025 budget proposal another example of 'reckless spending'
A budget hawk group found that under Biden's budget, 'based on its own estimates, the national debt would rise to $45.1 trillion or 105.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2034, from $27.4 trillion or about 97% of GDP today'
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House Republicans demand answers over 320,000 illegal immigrants flown into the US
The lawmakers are asking questions such as which cities the illegal immigrants are being flown into and how much the flights cost.
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Senate passes $460 billion spending package 75-22, averting partial government shutdown
“To folks who worry that divided government means nothing ever gets done, this bipartisan package says otherwise,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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Police arrest man trying to enter the Capitol with a hammer
“These officers did what they were trained to do and stopped this man from getting into the U.S. Capitol,” USCP Captain Andrew Pecher said.
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Senate advances $460 billion spending package to final vote to avert partial government shutdown
“If we do not act, at midnight tonight, we will have a partial government shutdown,” Sen. Susan Collins said.
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House Republicans defend use of earmarks as Congress passes spending bills with $13 billion of pork
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., chair of the House Freedom Caucus, disagrees with Republicans who support and sponsor earmarks, arguing that "earmarks represent the worst in Washington because they are pet projects back in somebody's district used to buy votes."
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Gold Star dad who heckled Biden during SOTU address arrested, charged with misdemeanor
Gold Star da Steve Nikoui began repeatedly shouting “Abbey Gate," in reference to the highly criticized withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Expelled Congressman Santos says running for Congress against fellow GOPer who voted to oust him
Santos was expelled from the House in December 2023 for ethics violations
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‘Divisive:’ Biden substitutes fiery campaign speech attacking Trump, justices for State of the Union
Biden attacked his "predecessor" on abortion, immigration, Russia, gun control and COVID during his State of the Union address and even criticized the Supreme Court justices who were sitting in the chamber