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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress (Jun 4-9, 2017)

All eyes on Senate Intel…    It was a week for the history books, as the former FBI Director testified before Senate Intelligence. While all...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress (Jun 4-8, 2017)

Congress returns from recess (Senate in today, House back on Tuesday). All eyes will be on Senate Intelligence with a series of hearings culminating...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress (May 30 – Jun 2, 2017)

It was a short but busy recess week   President Trump announced Thursday that the US would withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. The...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress (May 22-26, 2017)

Memorial Day wishes… The long-awaited CBO score for the House GOP health bill now clears the way for the Senate to cut its own...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress (May 22-26, 2017)

This week the House votes on bills related to protecting children and improving access to benefits for veterans. The Senate will vote on nominations...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress (May 15-19, 2017)

Not a stretch… to say that this was one of the crazier weeks in American political history.  Most of the Capitol Hill coverage centered...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress (May 15-19, 2017)

House members return to Washington in the wake of the FBI Director firing that rocked Washington last week. For Police Week, the House will take...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress (May 8-12, 2017)

FBI Director firing dominated the week… Monday started with Senate testimony from Sally Yates and James Clapper, quickly eclipsed by the firing of FBI Director...
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Q & A: What health and retirement benefits do Members of Congress get?

Jennifer writes: The answer on Congress' salary was very straight forward. But….what kind of retirement do they get (do they pay into Social Security)...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress (May 1-5, 2017)

Health bill crosses first hurdle…   The House passed the American Health Care Act, moving the action on health care to the Senate. Congress...
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