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At the same time Senate Republicans were considering ways to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a few House Democrats offered up their solution to improve it. "This is the best plan that is being proposed today from a practicality standpoint," Rep. Brian Higgins, D-NY-1, said.
The health care debate in the nation's capital will keep U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar from attending Wednesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new St. Croix River bridge, but two governors and numerous other state, county and city officials are expected to be there. Klobuchar, D-Minn., spearheaded legislation in the U.S. Senate to permit and fund construction of the massive four-lane bridge, as did then-U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in the House.
President Trump waves to the crowd after his speech during the National Boy Scout Jamboree on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption The head of the Boy Scouts of America apologized Thursday to the organization's members, telling them the group did not intend to showcase the "political rhetoric" in President Trump's speech to the National Jamboree earlier this week.
The GOP-controlled House has given tentative approval to a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The controversial wall money is being given a ride on legislation to give the Pentagon a massive spending boost and increase funding for veterans medical care.
The Republican-run Senate has rejected a GOP proposal to scuttle President Barack Obama's health care law and give Congress two years to devise a replacement. Addressing the National Federation of Independent Business, Vice President Mike Pence said the Senate has "an opportunity and an obligation" to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Taxpayer-funded sex-change surgeries would cost the Pentagon $1.3 billion over 10 years. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that transgender individuals will not be eligible to serve in the military, with the White House citing cost and military readiness concerns.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, discussed health care overhaul with reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Betting that thin is in - and might be the only way forward - Senate Republicans are eyeing a "skinny repeal" that would roll back an unpopular portion of the federal health law.
If you want to understand President Donald Trump 's voter fraud commission, it helps to study what happened in Kansas. It should come as no surprise that Trump chose Kobach to be the vice chairman of Vice President Mike Pence 's new Commission on Election Integrity.
Nearly 15 years after he served his country and was wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a veteran from Danbury was awarded 16 medals for his military service. The medals were presented to combat veteran Robert Carpenter, 42, by U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty in a ceremony on the stage at the Danbury Green.
The Republican-run Senate has rejected a GOP proposal to scuttle President Barack Obama's health care law and give Congress two years to devise a replacement. WASHINGTON - They couldn't pass a repeal of "Obamacare," or find the votes for a White House-backed replacement.
One dead and seven hurt as thrill ride called 'The Fireball' breaks and throws people through the air in disaster at the Ohio State Fair Scaramucci DENIES accusing Reince Priebus of leaking his financial details - and DELETES cryptic late-night tweet that seemed to point the finger at White House Chief of Staff over report he's worth $85m Man is sentenced to 42 years in prison for the shocking kidnap and rape of a four-year-old girl that left her with an incurable STD Amazon plans to hire 50,000 people in ONE WEEK with massive job fair in which candidates across 12 states will be offered jobs 'on the spot' Republican senators including John McCain kill off full repeal of Obamacare - leaving only a 'skinny' abolition on the table - but Trump says 'we're doing okay' 'She did not deserve what I did to her': Man who raped and killed his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter is executed in ... (more)
U.S. Senator Luther Strange and former Chief Justice Roy Moore are in a statistical tie less than three weeks before the Republican Primary for a statewide special election for Alabama's U.S. Senate, according to an exclusive new poll by the Raycom News Network and Strategy Research out of Mobile. The crowded Republican field finds only three candidates with double digit support.
Most LGBT-rights activists never believed Donald Trump's campaign promises to be their friend. But with his move Wednesday to ban transgender people from military service, on top of other actions and appointments, they now see him as openly hostile.
Civil rights and legal advocacy groups vowed swift court challenges if President Trump's Twitter-declared ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military becomes Pentagon policy. "After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military," Trump tweeted yesterday.
Colorado Congressman Ken Buck, a Republican, pushed back against President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday morning to bar transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity." "America needs a military comprised of patriots willing to sacrifice for this country," Buck, who represents Weld County and the Eastern Plains, said in a written statement to The Denver Post.
Deported veterans would be able to return home and their citizenship application process would be expedited under legislation introduced in the U.S. House on Wednesday by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, and two other congressmen. Gonzalez was joined by Reps.
The Community Strategy Group, an environmental advocay group based in East Chicago, held a protest in front of Congressman Pete Visclosky' office in Merrilville on July 26, 2017. A robust group of protesters gathered outside U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky 's Merrillville office Wednesday afternoon urging him to write a letter seeking to block a federal agency's request for a permit that would allow it to dump more toxic material dredged from the Indiana Harbor and Canal at an East Chicago open-container facility.
President Trump said Wednesday that electronics giant Foxconn will build a $10 billion factory in Wisconsin that's expected to create 3,000 jobs. The announcement comes at a critical juncture for a Trump administration that pledged to generate manufacturing jobs but has struggled to deliver results as quickly as the President promised.
House Republican allies of President Donald Trump are intent on giving him a long-sought victory in Congress by finally making a down payment on his long-promised wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. They just don't want to risk an up-or-down vote on the idea that might risk an embarrassing loss on the House floor.
Foxconn is expanding its presence in the US with a $10 billion investment in Wisconsin, which is initially projected to create about 3,000 jobs in the region. The Taiwan-based firm's new Wisconsin manufacturing facility will make LCDs, which will "be used in everything from self-driving cars to aircraft systems and in the fields of education, entertainment, healthcare, safety and surveillance, advanced manufacturing systems, and office automation, among others," Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said in a statement .