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Senate Set to Pass Funding Bill (Mitch McConnell)

(Source: Mitch McConnell) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the Continuing Resolution (CR): 'Last night, 77...

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Congress balks at deal to fund VA hospital in Aurora

Measure to cut into VA bonuses continues to imperil process Related Stories Sep 28:Last-minute fight imperils Aurora VA hospital fundingSep 25:Senate agrees to pay full cost of Aurora VA hospitalSep...

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Defense authorization bill unveiled amid opposition from Democrats

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders on Tuesday unveiled a defense authorization bill that sets military policy and makes changes to troop benefits over the coming year, but it faces stiff opposition...

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Daines Calls on Senate Veterans Affairs Committee To Help Blue Water Vietnam...

(Source: Steve Daines) 09.29.15 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Steve Daines today called on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to pass his legislation to ensure that Blue Water Navy veterans who are...

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Cramer: House Passes Continuing Resolution to Keep Government Operating...

(Source: Kevin Cramer) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives concurred with theSenate amendment to H.R. 719, the Fiscal...

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Gardner Speaks on Senate Floor About Aurora VA Hospital (Cory Gardner)

(Source: Cory Gardner) 09.30.15 Washington, DC - Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) spoke earlier this afternoon on the Senate floor after the House of Representatives passed what should be the final spending...

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COCHRAN URGES SENATE NOT TO WASTE OPPORTUNITY CREATED WITH FUNDING RESOLUTION...

(Source: Thad Cochran) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, today said passage of a short-term continuing resolution to avoid a...

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Whip Alert 10.1.15 (US Senate Committee on Judiciary)

(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 10.01.15 Thursday, October 1, 2015 The Senate will convene at 9:30am and proceed to a period of morning business for one hour, with Senators permitted to...

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Reid: We Must Stop Devastating Sequestration Cuts (Harry Reid)

(Source: Harry Reid) 'Republicans in the House cannot agree with Republican in the Senate. And it appears Republicans in the Senate can't agree among themselves.' 'We've all heard that the Speaker of...

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Whip Alert 10.1.15 (Richard J Durbin)

(Source: Richard J Durbin) 10.01.15 Thursday, October 1, 2015 The Senate will convene at 9:30am and proceed to a period of morning business for one hour, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up...

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Barack Obama signs bill averting US government shutdown

Washington: Congress and President Barack Obama steered the US government clear of a shutdown Wednesday hours before a midnight deadline, approving temporary federal spending that does not defund a...

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Daines Blasts Senate Democrats’ Refusal to Fund the Department of Veterans...

(Source: Steve Daines) 10.01.15 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Steve Daines today blasted Senate Democrats' obstruction of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations...

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Congress moving toward deal to finish over-budget Denver VA hospital

DENVER — Congress could wrap up an agreement by Wednesday that finally clears the way to finish an over-budget medical center outside Denver after months of wrangling and recriminations. The deal that...

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Portman Urges Colleagues to Stop Blocking Military and Veterans Funding (Rob...

(Source: Rob Portman) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released the following statement on Senate Democrats blocking a vote on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs...

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Time Running Short to Keep U.S. Government Open

With a threatened shutdown of the U.S. government looming, Congress has barely a day remaining to approve a stopgap spending bill and get it to President Barack Obama’s desk. Federal spending authority...

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Inhofe Statement on NDAA Conference Report (James M Inhofe)

(Source: James M Inhofe) Wednesday, September 30, 2015 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voiced supported for the conferenced...

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Only One Senate Democrat Votes For Military Construction and Veterans Affairs...

(Source: Kevin Cramer) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kevin Cramer released the following statement after only one Democrat member of the U.S. Senate voted to allow debate to proceed on the Military...

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VA art budget comes under fire in Congress

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs ran its troubled Denver hospital project $625 million into the red, but it also might have made questionable art purchases, according to one congressman....

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No shutdown: House approves bill to keep government open

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is sending legislation to President Barack Obama that would head off the threat of a government shutdown at midnight Wednesday. Democrats helped embattled House GOP leaders...

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At SVAC Hearing, Blumenthal Reiterates Call For Increased Support For...

(Source: US Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs) WASHINGTON - Today, during a U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) hearing on the impact of toxic exposure on veterans and their families,...

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