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Lawmakers reach deal on ‘pathway to citizenship’ for undocumented immigrants
Republicans appear to reach deal with Hispanic caucus as one activist says ‘that’s like Israelis and Palestinians making peace’ Hopes that America’s 11 million undocumented migrants might be granted a pathway to US citizenship have risen significantly after a bipartisan group of politicians in the House of Representatives reached a…
Advocate: GOP-backed ‘workplace flexibility’ bill is designed to kill overtime pay
The House of Representatives passed a Republican-sponsored bill on Wednesday evening purporting to offer greater flexibility to working families, but the bill has been vehemently opposed by women’s groups and labor unions who say the only “flexibility” offered by the bill is given to the employers and not the employees.…
Senate approves controversial online sales tax
The US Senate passed legislation Monday that would end years of tax-free online buying by allowing states to collect sales tax for Internet purchases from web giants like Amazon and eBay. The Marketplace Fairness Act sailed through the Senate 69-27, but before becoming law it needs to pass the House…
House to vote on restrictive debt ceiling bill
The Republican-led House of Representatives plans to vote next week on legislation that would allow the US government to borrow above the debt ceiling, in a move meant to stave off default. But the “Full Faith and Credit Act,” which was adopted in committee last week, would allow the government…
Labor rights lawyer: ‘Political winds blowing the right way’ to pass ENDA
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is set to be reintroduced before both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday. The legislation would put into place federal protections for LGBT people in the workplace, making it illegal to fire or otherwise discriminate against a person because of their sexual…
House Republicans back 3-month debt limit increase
Republicans proposed a three-month increase to the US debt ceiling Friday as they lean toward breaking a protracted fiscal impasse, but warned any long-term deal would require Congress to pass a budget that cuts spending. The Republican-led House of Representatives will hold a vote next week on the temporary measure,…
House passes Sandy relief bill despite Republican opposition
The House of Representatives voted in favour of a $17bn Hurricane Sandy relief bill on Tuesday, 11 weeks after the superstorm struck the north-east of the US. Congress was due to vote on a second part of the package, which would add $33.7bn to recovery funds, later on Tuesday. Along…
67 Republicans vote against partial funding for Hurricane Sandy relief
After days of anger directed at House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH), the House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that puts a small down payment on Hurricane Sandy relief efforts — over the objections of 67 Republican lawmakers. The $9.7 billion package passed Friday is intended to pay for…
GOP caves on spending cuts demand as House passes bill to avert fiscal cliff
After a frantic day of last-ditch debate, the House of Representatives on Tuesday night passed a bill—approved by the Senate less than 24 hours prior— to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, finally putting an end to the deficit wrangling that had gridlocked Congress for much of the past year. The…
Conservative House GOPers lining up to oppose fiscal cliff deal
Conservative members of the House of Representatives signaled Tuesday that they would oppose the last-ditch fiscal cliff deal the Senate passed in the morning’s wee hours by an 89-8 vote. During a closed-door caucus mere hours after the Senate overwhelmingly approved the measure, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced that…
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