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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress (Oct.…

Short holiday week here…  We're bringing you some congressional procedure as well as what your lawmakers are up to back home! Race for Speaker  |  Congress Goes...
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Gavel Down Closing out the Week in Congress

We're bidding our summer interns adieu… …as they share their biggest takeaways from covering and studying Congress. Major opioid legislation recently became law, and...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress

Puerto Rico defaulted on largest debt payment so far, as lawmakers work on new legislative solution to the island’s debt crisis. Several much anticipated...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress

The House was on recess and electoral politics ruled the headlines. Meanwhile in the Senate, a sweeping bill to combat opioid abuse passed 94-1, and...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

It will be a slow week in Washington. The House is on recess. The Senate continues work on a bill to address opioid abuse. President...
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Gavel Down: Closing out the Week in Congress

Senate continues work on bill to address opioid crisis, budget talks hit snag, and the encryption debate continues. Top Search on POPVOX this week:...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

This week in the Senate: The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524) The bill authorizes almost $80 million in annual funding to address the nation's...
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Gavel Down: Closing out the Week in Congress

Top Search on POPVOX this week:  "firearms" Most Active Bill on POPVOX this week:  H.R. 2406: Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act (Passed House...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

Congress is out for the President’s Day Recess. Attention in Washington has turned to the Supreme Court.   Justice Antonin Scalia (1936-2016) With the...
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