Today in Congress
House is in at 10 AM for morning hour and 12 PM legislative business, with first votes between 1:30 -2:30 PM, last votes between 10:30 -11:30 PM. Votes continue on the 224 amendments to the multi-agency spending bill (H.R. 3354).
Senate is in at 10 AM to work on the Hurricane Harvey relief bill (H.R. 601), which will be amended to include a spending bill and debt ceiling raise through December 8, 2017.
ICYMI
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As you may heave heard, President Trump endorsed a deal with Dem leadership for a 3-month spending bill, debt ceiling raise, and emergency funding for Hurricane Harvey
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In the “fascinating and mysterious” move, he rejected the path preferred by Republicans to stave off the debt ceiling for another 12 or 18 months
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“Mitch and Paul” explained in separate statements that the deal stemmed from Trump’s desire to have a bipartisan response to Harvey
- Republican Study Committee opposes the deal
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Could we get rid of this debt ceiling thing altogether?
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The deal changes the dynamics for tax reform but Republicans are planning for a deal by fall
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Don’t make plans to get away early for the holidays
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House Freedom Caucus not happy at all – details emerging on their tax proposal
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Sen. Sasse [R, NE] not happy and not wasting words
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Donald Trump Jr. meets today with the Senate Judiciary Committee, will say he attend meeting with Russians out of duty to investigate HRC’s “fitness” for office
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This is ridiculous
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Mattis and Tillerson briefed House and Senate lawmakers yesterday on the situation with North Korea with no bluster
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Hurricane Jose expected to be “major” by Friday
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Already from Irma, “unprecedented damage” and ten deaths
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Sean Spicer is livin the life
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Report that Facebook sold election ads targeting Americans to Russian troll farm raises more questions, possible “tip of the iceberg”
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New memorial honors “the enslaved whose labor created wealth that made possible the founding of the Harvard Law School”
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“Veep” gets a term limit
- New York City will now offer free lunch to all students
