Tag: Senate

The House GOP released a short-term continuing resolution Wednesday that funds the government until Jan. 19. It does not include two bills that Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been pushing to stabilize Obamacare's exchanges in return for her vote for tax legislation that includes a repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate penalties. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Susan Collins: Senate eyes adding Obamacare bills to short-term funding deal

Robert King · December 14, 2017 8:53 pm

"The pro-life Republican Congress promised voters it would repeal and replace pro-abortion Obamacare, not prop it up," SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Anti-abortion group sends warning shot over Obamacare bills

Robert King · December 14, 2017 5:35 pm

Grassley demands more info after DOJ releases texts revealing bias on Robert Mueller’s team

Kelly Cohen · December 14, 2017 12:24 pm

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

Democrats push for long-term children’s insurance funding in next spending bill

Robert King · December 13, 2017 8:44 pm

House and Senate Republicans on Wednesday announced they have struck a deal on a compromise bill that blends House and Senate tax reform measures. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate plans to take up final tax bill Monday, pass it on Tuesday

Susan Ferrechio · December 13, 2017 7:39 pm

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch announced that a deal had been struck hours before the conference committee tasked with hammering out the joint bill was set to meet for its first and only public meeting. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Bloomberg)

Senate, House reach agreement on tax bill

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2017 5:16 pm

Republicans working on conferencing the House and Senate tax bills were still exchanging proposals between the two chambers Tuesday evening in anticipation of a public conference meeting on the bill Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

GOP eyes lower top individual rate, higher corporate rate in tax bill

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2017 12:43 am

The American Academy of Actuaries recommended the passage of a reinsurance bill, but did not specify the amount. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Actuaries say Alexander-Murray won’t offset repeal of Obamacare individual mandate penalties

Kimberly Leonard · December 12, 2017 9:34 pm

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Monday accused journalists present of knowingly spreading "fake news," a favorite term of the Trump White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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10 terrible days in the life of political journalism

Becket Adams · December 12, 2017 2:00 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said his bipartisan healthcare legislation crafted with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., would make an excellent Christmas gift for Americans this year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lamar Alexander: Obamacare bill a ‘Christmas present’ for Americans

Robert King · December 12, 2017 1:25 am

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, has said lawmakers are making progress conferencing the House and Senate versions of the Republican tax reform plan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP claims progress on conference bill after weekend work, but mum on big questions

Joseph Lawler · December 12, 2017 1:04 am

"The House and the Senate are working together now on a unified, pro-growth tax reform bill that will deliver more jobs, fairer taxes, and bigger paychecks," Rep. Kevin Brady, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in addition to the conference committee, said in a statement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House, Senate conferees to meet publicly Wednesday on tax legislation

Joseph Lawler · December 8, 2017 8:50 pm