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CQ Roll Call May 23, 2013
House Immigration Bill Back on Track, Say Negotiators
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Labrador said the group of eight House members working on an immigration rewrite have resolved one contentious issue: how and whether immigrants awaiting citizenship should be able to obtain health insurance.
Policy

House Immigration Bill Back on Track, Say Negotiators

Bipartisan House negotiators emerged from a critical meeting Thursday signaling that they again have come to a tentative agreement on a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system.

Policy

Frosty GOP Reception for Obama's Terrorism Policy Shifts

The president tried to use a wide-ranging speech Thursday to reset the narrative on a counterterrorism record that has been a political thorn in the White House’s side. But the immediate reaction from adversaries suggested he had changed few minds.

Democrats Pan House Student Loan Bill, Prep for Action

Senate Democrats hate it. The White House said it would veto it. And yet, the House passed a student loan bill Thursday, increasing the pressure on Democrats to move their own bill.


DesJarlais Will Pay State Fines for Medical Misconduct

Several months since the revelation broke that Rep. Scott DesJarlais engaged in inappropriate relationships with patients during his pre-congressional career as a doctor, the tea-party-backed, two-term Tennessee Republican will pay a fine and receive admonishment from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.

Politics

Jo Bonner to Resign From Congress Soon (Updated) #AL01

Updated 3:57 p.m. | Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Ala., will resign from Congress later this year to take a job at the University of Alabama, CQ Roll Call has confirmed.

Policy Reid Raises Possibility of Using Nuclear Option

Reid Raises Possibility of Using Nuclear Option

Senate Majority Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tangled over nominations for the second day in a row Thursday, with Reid raising the possibility of changing the filibuster rules on a simple majority vote to speed action.

Drone Strike Oversight Sought by King, Rubio | #WGDB

Just a day after the Justice Department disclosed publicly that four Americans had been killed overseas as a result of targeted drone strikes, two senators are calling for an independent “red-strike analysis” before launching lethal strikes directed at other Americans.

Policy Old Objections Hang Over New Push for Media Shield Law

Old Objections Hang Over New Push for Media Shield Law

Bipartisan momentum is building for legislation that would give reporters new legal protections from government authorities who want them to reveal their confidential sources. But it’s far from clear whether the effort can overcome the objections that derailed similar bills in the Senate in 2007 and 2009.

Hill Life

Cancer Survivor's Softball Duties Are Extra Resonant

Kate Yglesias Houghton, a staffer at the Democratic National Committee, has been helping organize the Congressional Women’s Softball Game since its inception five years ago.

Hill Life

Hellbender Brewing Has Hill Roots

Six hours before the start of the new year, the Senate was about to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff and longtime staffer Patrick Mullane was getting ready to leave the Hill for beer. It’s just that it’s taken a few months to get the kegs tapped.

Military Sexual Assault a 'National Disgrace,' Boehner Says | Goppers

As pressure mounts on Capitol Hill to address the rising number of cases of sexual assault in the military, Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, suggested that he supports the House taking action through legislation.

Politics Hawaii Politicians Eye Congress | Farm Team

Hawaii Politicians Eye Congress | Farm Team

Hawaiian politicians are heading into uncharted waters in 2014, when they will navigate the first election cycle since statehood without the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye.

Norton Warns of Security Gaps With Park Police Furloughs

When lawmakers head home to their districts for the Memorial Day recess next week, they’ll likely face questions from constituents about the sequester, efforts on Capitol Hill to mitigate its effects and what could happen if the arbitrary spending cuts are not re-evaluated from agency to agency.

'Speech Police' Expanding Under Obama, McConnell Writes | #WGDB

Sen. Mitch McConnell is continuing his push to tie Democratic efforts to increase campaign finance disclosures to the IRS scandal. In a new Washington Post opinion piece, the Kentucky Republican warns of ”the spread of the speech police under the Obama administration.”

Policy Transportation Secretary Nominee Ducks Highway Financing Questions

Transportation Secretary Nominee Ducks Highway Financing Questions

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx sidestepped persistent questioning Wednesday about how to fill revenue shortfalls in the Highway Trust Fund, telling senators weighing his confirmation as Transportation secretary that he would “bring together a wide variety of stakeholders”

Hill Life

Frederick Douglass Statue Set for Capitol Unveiling

Frederick Douglass will officially take his place in the Capitol on June 19, now that Congress has passed legislation authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of the District of Columbia’s statue of the abolitionist and former resident.

Policy Will Rising Cable Bills Prompt Congress to Tune In?

Will Rising Cable Bills Prompt Congress to Tune In?

When Sen. John McCain recently introduced legislation to reshape how consumers watch cable television, he knew he was picking a fight with some of the most influential companies in town.

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