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The Senate voted 80-6 to advance the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to a final vote, which will be held after 30 hours of debate. Califf needs a simple majority to be confirmed. (AP Photo)
Healthcare

Senate tees up final vote for FDA nominee

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Sens. Joe Manchin, center, and Ed Markey, right, are concerned about Dr. Robert Califf's ties to the drug industry. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
Healthcare

Dem senators start ‘uphill fight’ against FDA nominee

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Sen. Ed Markey said Republicans attempt to undo policies that will increase fossil fuel use. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
Energy and Environment

Dem says Obama gas pipeline bid would raise prices

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Robert Califf, Obama's FDA commissioner nominee, is a cardiologist and Duke University medical researcher now serving as as FDA Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Politics

Obstacles piling up for Obama’s FDA nominee

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Sen. Ed Markey said Republicans attempt to undo policies that will increase fossil fuel use. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
Energy and Environment

Dems use climate deal to oppose lifting oil export ban

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The senators also introduced legislation this week that would reform the coal-leasing program and ban coal exports. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
Energy and Environment

Dems seek to jack up coal fees for climate’s sake

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In this July 30, 2015, file photo, the Royal Dutch Shell PLC icebreaker Fennica heads up the Willamette River under protesters hanging from the St. Johns Bridge on its way to Alaska in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Energy and Environment

Green groups cheer Shell’s move to leave the Arctic

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John Hoeven argued the ban is hurting U.S. companies by forcing them to compete with one hand tied behind their back. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Energy and Environment

Senate likely has votes to lift ban on oil exports, lawmaker says

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he shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in late 2012 is what prompted President Obama to lift the ban on federal gun violence research. (AP Photo) 
Politics

Dems seek $60 million to fund federal research on gun violence

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Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., along with eight Democrats, wrote a letter to Senate Rules Committee chairman Roy Blunt, R-Mo., calling for an unspecified minimum wage for all contracted Senate employees. (Washington Examiner)
Economy

Democrats call for ‘living wage’ for Senate workers

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