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‘Gang of 8′ admit immigration reform faces perilous future
A bipartisan group of US senators finally rolled out an immigration reform bill Thursday, insisting it was the best chance in a generation to fix a broken system, but admitting perils lie ahead. The comprehensive reform effort, filed with the Senate this week, is a huge measure aimed at bringing…
GOP senators claim ‘no one has read’ publicly accessible text of gun bill
Three Republican senators who attempted to filibuster gun legislation falsely claimed Thursday that no one had read the bill being voted on. The Senate voted 68-31 to move a gun bill to the floor for debate, defeating a filibuster lead by Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted…
Republican senator: Filibustering gun debate encourages debate
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah on Wednesday defended his threat to filibuster the debate on any gun control bill. Lee has joined twelve other Republicans who vowed to prevent the Senate from bringing up gun control bills for consideration. But several Republicans have also stated their intention to vote…
Democratic and Republican bills to replace sequester cuts fail in the Senate
Two competing bills aimed at averting huge spending cuts failed Thursday in the US Senate, including a Republican effort that would have ceded authority to the White House to implement the reductions. Both bills fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance, virtually assuring that the $85 billion in…
First-term Nebraska Republican senator announces retirement
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE), in his first term in the Senate, unexpectedly announced Monday that he will not be seeking re-election. The 62-year-old senator and former Governor of Nebraska was swept into power in the very red state in 2008, taking the place of former Sen. Chuck Hagel, who Johanns…
North Dakota Senate approves ‘fetal personhood’ amendment
The Senate of North Dakota approved a measure on Thursday that would outlaw abortion by defining a fetus as a person. “North Dakota is leading the way for equal rights and protections for all human beings,” Jennifer Mason, spokesperson for Personhood USA, said. “After the struggles to pass life-affirming amendments…
Kerry warns senators of crippling gridlock
US Senator John Kerry offered some tough love Wednesday to the colleagues he leaves behind to become secretary of state: end the fierce partisanship or risk the nation’s reputation as a beacon of democracy. Kerry, whose confirmation as President Barack Obama’s choice to replace Hillary Clinton as chief US diplomat…
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…
Harry Reid: Boehner ‘dictatorship’ preventing fiscal cliff deal
The Democratic leader in the Senate has declared that US politicians are likely to fail in their quest to find a solution to the the fiscal cliff budget crisis. With five days to reach a political solution before massive tax hikes and spending cuts kick in, Nevada senator Harry Reid…
Democrats confident of wrecking Republican hopes of recapturing Senate
Polls suggest Republicans will be punished for conservative views on rape and abortion and fail to overturn 53-47 deficit Democrats are increasingly confident of retaining control of the Senate – achieving a target that looked all but beyond them earlier this year – with polls suggesting the Republicans will be…
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