Tag: Senate

"You have to look at a body of work for a long period of time before anybody calls anybody else a racist," Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., told the Washington Examiner. (AP Photo)

GOP: Trump’s remarks were racist, but he’s not a racist

Susan Ferrechio · June 8, 2016 4:01 am

"This should not take the place of the work we're doing at Health, Education, Labor and Pensions," Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Senators hold fire on Obamacare, boost NIH funding

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 7, 2016 3:45 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch told the IRS he is "concerned that this area of our tax code is ripe for exploitation." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Tax-exempt private museums under congressional scrutiny

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2016 4:38 pm

The letter was led by Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington and Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, the top Democrats on the energy and environment committees, respectively. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Dems urge rule changes to kick coal out of the market

John Siciliano · May 27, 2016 5:33 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander said he is talking with Democrats about funding for the National Institutes of Health. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Cures bill may come to Senate floor next month

Robert King · May 25, 2016 9:26 pm

President Obama is ignoring the law that the president signed, and is attempting instead to write implementation rules that claim powers specifically forbidden in the statutory language. (AP Photo)

Obama is already breaking the new education law

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2016 4:01 am

Senate votes to block Obama rule on conflicts of interest in retirement advice

Joseph Lawler · May 24, 2016 10:01 pm

"I am concerned that this proposed rulemaking would replace marketplace solutions with greater government regulation," Chuck Grassley said. (AP Photo)

Grassley: Keep Google out of video programming

Rudy Takala · May 23, 2016 10:27 pm

Senate and House Republicans are threatening to step in and block an Education Department regulation on Title I spending for low income students. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Fed rollout of new education reform alarms GOP lawmakers

Susan Ferrechio · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Congress should pass the Employee Rights Act to help restore some fairness for our workers, writes Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. (AP photo)

Alexander: Let’s put an end to the ‘ambush election’ rule

Op-Ed Contributor · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

It’s a challenging year, both in terms of the political dynamic being a presidential and a congressional election.

Medical research bill stuck in limbo

Robert King · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Senate Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday to hold the EPA accountable for the spill it caused in Colorado last year (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Energy and Environment

Bill forces EPA to pay for its toxic mess

John Siciliano · May 18, 2016 6:56 pm