Welcome to February, a short month packed with plenty of activity on Capitol Hill. The big news this week will likely come from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. The address was originally scheduled for last week but was postponed due to the partial government shutdown. Speaking of a government shutdown,... Read more »

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After 35 days, the partial government shutdown is finally over – at least for now. Furloughed federal employees are returning to work this week after the longest shutdown in history. President Donald Trump signed a stopgap spending bill over the weekend that funded eight cabinet departments and several agencies for three weeks. The bill didn’t... Read more »

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In case you haven’t heard, the government is shut down. Well, part of it at least. Today, the government starts day 24 of a partial shutdown, affecting multiple departments including Homeland Security, State and Treasury. House members have passed multiple appropriations bills by department to get some agencies in the government up and running, but... Read more »

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Welcome to 2019! We’re only a week into the new year, but there’s already plenty of activity in Washington to get the new Congress up and running. New members were sworn into office last week and are moving into new offices. The first order of business was to elect Rep. Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of... Read more »

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Congress had an unexpected week off last week due to ceremonies and services for President George H. W. Bush. Thousands gathered in Washington to pay respects to the 41st president as he lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Votes and committee hearings were postponed, so members will have some time to make up as... Read more »

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The lame-duck session is in full swing, but politics in Washington will largely be put aside this week. On Saturday, President George H. W. Bush passed away at age 94. Bush spent the majority of his life serving the public — in the military, the House of Representatives, the United Nations, the Central Intelligence Agency... Read more »

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The final countdown begins for the 115th Congress as members return to Washington this week. There are just a few weeks left to legislate before members head home for the holidays, and there is plenty of work to fit into that short time. The last weeks of the session will be dedicated to leadership decisions,... Read more »

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Now that election season has come to an end, it’s time for Congress to return to Washington and get back to work. Tuesday’s results mean big changes on the Hill, especially for the House after Democrats won back the majority. Leadership changes are already underway. Rep. Kevin McCarthy has started his bid for House minority... Read more »

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It’s the first full week of fall, and representatives will travel back to Washington this week to resume business beginning Sept. 25. While representatives were off last week, senators spent the last days of summer in the capital. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee voted to send two nominees to the full Senate for confirmation votes.... Read more »

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Last week was busy for Congress as the House returned to work. The House Veterans Affairs Committee held three hearings last week, covering grants for adaptive housing, reusable medical equipment and pending legislation. Several Department of Veterans Affairs facilities have been investigated for dirty surgical tools that caused medical procedures to be delayed or cancelled.... Read more »

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