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Jan 17 2023
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GOP Rep. Banks jumps into race for open Indiana Senate seat
INDIANAPOLIS – Republican Rep. Jim Banks, a combative defender of former President Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Indiana being vacated by GOP Sen. Mike Braun. Banks is the first candidate to formally enter the Senate race since Braun said in December that he would forgo a 2024 reelection bid and run instead for Indiana governor. Banks’
KSATJan 17 2023
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GOP Rep. Banks jumps into race for open Indiana Senate seat
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Banks, a combative defender of former President Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Indiana being vacated by GOP Sen. Mike Braun. Banks is the first candidate to formally enter the Senate race since Braun said in December that he would forgo a 2024 reelection bid and run instead for Indiana governor. Banks’
Brunswick NewsOct 08 2021
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Senate Republicans sow disinformation after $480bn US debt ceiling deal
Top Republicans in the Senate are advancing a campaign of disinformation over the debt ceiling as they seek to distort the reasons for needing to raise the nation’s borrowing cap, after they dropped their blockade on averting a US debt default in a bipartisan manner.
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to allow the debt ceiling to be raised by $480bn through early December, which the
The GuardianDec 16 2020
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Senate GOP to Trump: The election is over
Senate Republicans are sending a clear message to President Trump: The election is over and Joe Biden won.
While Trump is digging in and showing little sign of ending his public campaign despite a long losing streak in the courts, GOP senators — from leadership on down — are signaling they view the election result as settled and want to move on without a messy weeks-long fight.
The HillMar 11 2021
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Schumer pledges Senate vote on gun bill passed by House: 'No more ... thoughts and prayers'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday vowed that the Senate would vote on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, which passed the House Thursday in a 227-203 vote.
A prior version of the H.R. 8 bill, which would require background checks for all U.S. firearm purchases, passed the House in 2019 but did not receive 60 votes in the Senate to clear the filibuster
Fox News (Online News)Jul 30 2020
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Over 400 Businesses Call on Lawmakers to Include Liability Protection in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
More than 400 U.S. businesses are calling on Congress to include liability protection in the next COVID-19 relief package.
In a letter to U.S. lawmakers, the businesses urged the support of “timely, targeted and temporary liability relief provisions” that would “safeguard healthcare workers, providers, and facilities, as well as businesses, non-profit organizations, and educational
Newsmax (News)Mar 16 2020
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Teetering economy sparks talk of second stimulus package
The Senate returns to work Monday to take up the House-passed coronavirus relief package, but senators are already starting discussions about a second round of economic stimulus.
Lawmakers and aides expect an additional legislative package would include broader economic measures such as a tax rebate, a payroll tax cut, small business grants and loans, expanded unemployment insurance and
The HillJan 05 2021
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Coronavirus vaccine: Should lawmakers have priority?
As the first round of coronavirus vaccines begin to make their way across the United States, some of the country’s most prominent politicians have rolled up their sleeves to receive their first dose. Other lawmakers have made pointed statements about not taking it.
The sides of the debate defy typical partisan divides. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris got
Yahoo! The 360Dec 25 2020
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GOP seeks to avoid messy Trump fight over Electoral College
Senate Republicans say Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will reach out to Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (Ala.) in an attempt to avoid a messy floor fight next month over finalizing the results of the Electoral College vote.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) said GOP leaders will tell Tuberville that voting to suspend the tally of the Electoral College vote next month will be
The HillJul 29 2020
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Parties clash over latest Republican coronavirus relief package
United States Republicans and Democrats faced difficult talks on Tuesday on how best to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after Republicans unveiled a relief proposal days before millions of Americans lose federal unemployment benefits.
Senate Republicans announced on Monday a $1 trillion coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House, which would slash the current
Christian Science Monitor