Tag: Senate

Having already been through a months-long legislative process, the smooth, two-day conference committee was surely a relief for members and staff on the House and Senate education committees. (AP Photo)

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Winners and losers in the Senate’s fix to No Child Left Behind

Jason Russell · July 16, 2015 8:43 pm

In 2014, the Government Accountability Office created 12 false identities and applied for Obamacare on healthcare.gov. Of those, 11 were approved for subsidies valuing about $30,000. (AP Photo)Â

Fake Obamacare applicants get subsidies

Robert King · July 15, 2015 7:42 pm

GOP senator: States should fix ‘No Child Left Behind’

GOP senator: States should fix ‘No Child Left Behind’

Kelly Cohen · July 11, 2015 3:37 pm

Lamar Alexander: Senate needs to ‘show some humility’ on education

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Lamar Alexander: Senate needs to ‘show some humility’ on education

Jason Russell · July 8, 2015 6:22 pm

But the debate shaping up in Congress is likely to yield legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that rejects more conservative language in favor of legislation that could end up passing with significant Democratic support. That means conservatives may end up either shooting down the final bill, or watching it pass over their objections.Â (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Conservatives likely to lose education reform battle in Congress

Susan Ferrechio · July 8, 2015 5:00 am

In this Feb. 12, 2015 photo, Yamarko Brown, age 12, works on math problems as part of a trial run of a new state assessment test at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

GOP tries to woo conservatives with tougher education reform bill

Susan Ferrechio · July 7, 2015 4:01 am

Here are the proposals for how that could be done by taxing deferred overseas earnings.

How to tax the cash parked overseas?

Joseph Lawler · July 6, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, was unbowed after the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare subsidies in a major victory Thursday for the White House. (AP Photo)

Sen. Orrin Hatch undaunted by Obamacare ruling

Robert King · June 25, 2015 2:47 pm

Grumblings from insurers indicate that part of the healthcare law is collapsing. (AP Photo/David Mercer)

Media wants to know: Where’s the GOP’s Obamacare alternative?

Becket Adams · June 19, 2015 8:45 pm

"This should concern every American who desires to see their personal information protected from the prying eyes of Big Brother Obama and it begs the question: What else don't we know when it comes to Obamacare?" said Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obamacare warehouse raises privacy concerns

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 15, 2015 7:58 pm

"Republicans in Congress have been working for months on policy solutions to ensure a workable transitional plan is ready when the Court comes down with their ruling," Orrin Hatch wrote. (AP Photo)Â

Hatch: GOP has alternatives to Obamacare

Robert King · June 12, 2015 3:25 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. is surrounded by reporters as he walks to a luncheon with other Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP hoping to kill Obama rule that lets parents skip child support payments

Pete Kasperowicz · June 11, 2015 7:53 pm