Several Republican senators said Wednesday they’ve come to a tentative agreement on a more than $1 trillion infrastructure package that has been touted as bipartisan. “We now have an agreement on the major issues. We are prepared to move forward,” said Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), one of the Republican negotiators, to reporters in Washington. Portman…
Senators Say They Have Deal on ‘Major Issues’ During Infrastructure Talks
Senate Republicans Vote to Block Debate on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to block debate on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal that was previously touted as bipartisan. A group of 22 Democratic and Republican senators issued a statement to media outlets after the vote that they are “close to a final agreement” and are hopeful that a package will be finalized. “We…
Fed Chair Defends Current Policy, Says He Thinks About Inflation ‘Night and Day’
WASHINGTON—Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on July 15 expressed concerns about inflation, stating that he and his colleagues are thinking about rising prices “night and day.” Powell, however, said during a Senate Banking Committee hearing that the Fed’s easy monetary policy will continue as the jobs market recovery “is still a ways off.” Powell’s testimony…
Senate Democrats Echo Biden’s Claim of ‘Attack on Voting Rights,’ While Republicans Defend State Reforms
Senate Democrats condemned recent state election reform laws as a “Tsunami of voter suppression” and a declaration of “open season on voting rights” during a tense subcommittee hearing Wednesday on proposals to federalize election law and regulation. Officially, the hearing of the Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee was focused on two recent Supreme…
Arizona Senate President Says 2020 Election Audit’s Ballot Count Doesn’t Match Maricopa Tally
July 14, 2021
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Arizona Senate President Karen Fann on Tuesday said that the 2020 presidential election audit’s ballot count led by Cyber Ninjas differed from the Maricopa County tally, and that the discrepancy prompted the election review team to acquire new machines to recount the ballots. “They haven’t released a number yet,” Fann, a Republican, said during in…
Senate Republicans Propose $600 Million Bill to Fund National Guard Over Jan. 6 Deployment
Senate Republicans on Monday introduced a measure to provide $600 million to reimburse the National Guard for its deployment after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said $632 million would be provided via a supplemental appropriations bill (pdf) to fund the National Guard and the U.S. Capitol Police…
Senate Under Trudeau ‘A Completely Different Place’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to cut partisan ties with the Senate has been the most significant reform to the upper house in decades. The change has brought more rigorous attention to legislation and is also now a wild card for the Liberal government, which can no longer dictate or predict what the Senate will…
Senate After Liberals’ Decision to Cut Partisan Ties ‘A Completely Different Place’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to cut partisan ties with the Senate has been the most significant reform to the upper house in decades. The change has brought more rigorous attention to legislation and is also now a wild card for the Liberal government, which can no longer dictate or predict what the Senate will…
Senate Passes Net Zero Bill, Set to Debate Budget Bill Before Rising for Summer
OTTAWA—The Senate has passed a government bill to mandate the country to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, doing so hours before the upper chamber rises for the summer and a possible fall election. Bill C-12 sets targets for achieving an economy in which any greenhouse gas emissions are offset by other measures, and the upper…
‘A Very Messy Situation’: Controversial Bill C-10 Now Before the Senate
Controversial internet regulation Bill C-10 has passed in the House of Commons, but it still has to win passage through the Senate before a predicted soon-to-be-called election would effectively kill it. The bill places under the Broadcast Act audio and audiovisual content delivered over the internet by digital platforms, a move that some fear may…
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