Anybody home in the Capitol? House Republican leaders announced the final two weeks of their September session are canceled, cutting the legislative calendar short ahead of the midterm elections. NewsNation's Tom Dempsey reports.
The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection.
The House passed a continuing resolution that funds the government through Dec. 11.
‘So Rule is an issue’
The government funding bill would postpone a possible shutdown from midnight Sept. 30 to Dec. 11, and it would extend the deadline to reauthorize lapsing surface transportation authorities.
The House and Senate have drained themselves of power and relevance. The post Congress Is Fake appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Congress Is Fake The House and Senate have drained themselves of power and relevance. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images On July 26, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote a message to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) in a post on X: I hereby object to any effort to put the Senate into recess in August—at least until such time as the Senate has passed the SAVE America Act—and hereby request a roll call vote. Do not assume you have my consent. You do not. On August 8, the Senate went into its customary August recess without objection. No roll call vote was held. The SAVE America Act (which would implement…Open
The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047) has been delayed by the United States Senate.
New legislation to provide severely disabled veterans and surviving military families with increased financial support has stalled in the Senate due to disagreements over funding mechanisms, raising concerns about legislative gridlock. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047) has been delayed by the Senate. Sharri Briley is a Gold Star widow, while Eric Edmundson is an Iraq War veteran. DETAIL: The legislation offers the first major increase in Special Monthly Compensation for disabled veterans in over 20 years. The legislation would also raise Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) payments for nearly 600,000 surviving spouses and family members. Specifically,…Open
‘Obviously, with the president at his direction, this is what he wants to do’
Beshear did not appear to be in a rush to replace McConnell, stating that with him missing, Republicans have not been able to pass some of their more controversial legislations.
“We should not allow pedophiles and sexual abusers to run amok because you just don’t like a girl,” the representative said.