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Expanded 'chips-plus' package advances in Senate - Roll Call

The Senate is moving forward with a broad “chips-plus” bill containing science provisions that Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer agreed to add.

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R&D tax deduction back in play on ‘chips-plus’ bill in Senate

WASHINGTON — Senators are considering restoring a more generous tax break for companies’ research and development spending as part of a slimmed-down economic competitiveness bill focused on boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

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Test vote on 'chips-plus' bill teed up in Senate - Roll Call

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer pledged to move ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon on the semiconductor bill.

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Biden OKs health care-focused budget pact struck in Senate

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan hatched by two key Senate Democrats to pass a budget reconciliation package that would help lower the cost of prescription drugs and protect millions of households from health insurance premium spikes, even if it leaves out important clean energy priorities.

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Manchin upends effort for a downsized 'Build Back Better’

WASHINGTON — West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III is yet again upending his party’s priority economic package, jettisoning climate measures and tax increases he previously favored and leaving only provisions focused on lowering health care costs.

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Enforcement, Superfund nominees for EPA in confirmation limbo - Roll Call

Two nominees for high-ranking EPA positions are in procedural purgatory as Republicans aim to block their confirmations.

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Biden OKs health care-focused budget pact struck in Senate - Roll Call

President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan to pass a bill intended to lower the cost of prescription drugs and pay for health insurance.

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Senate to push ahead on semiconductor manufacturing bill - Roll Call

A procedural vote to begin the floor process on a limited competition measure could happen as early as Tuesday.

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Reconciliation talks so far quiet on Medicaid expansion

WASHINGTON — Advocates are pushing to squeeze Medicaid expansion and home health funding into a potential budget reconciliation bill after Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., renewed negotiations with moderate West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III.

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Reconciliation talks so far quiet on Medicaid expansion - Roll Call

With reconciliation talks restarted, advocates want Medicaid expansion and home health funding, but climate and taxes are also in the mix.

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Reconciliation talks complicated by ‘SALT’ tax hurdle

WASHINGTON — Democrats’ demands for changes to the tax code are threatening to complicate efforts to pass a slimmed-down budget reconciliation package by the August recess, as warring positions on a deduction for state and local taxes reemerge as a potential roadblock.

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Reconciliation talks complicated by 'SALT' tax hurdle - Roll Call

Democrats’ demands for changes to the tax code threaten to complicate efforts to pass a budget reconciliation package by the August recess.

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Senate GOP pitches options for stalled competition bill - Roll Call

McConnell floats having House pass Senate version or moving $52 billion for semiconductor subsidies separately.

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Gun reform finally passed Congress after almost three decades of failure – what changed?

Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of mass shootings such as those in Buffalo and Uvalde.

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McConnell threatens support for China bill, citing budget talks

WASHINGTON — Republicans won’t back compromise legislation to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and U.S. competitiveness with China if Democrats continue to negotiate a partisan budget package that can pass without GOP support, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.

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McConnell threatens support for China bill, citing budget talks - Roll Call

Senate minority leader says GOP won't back legislation to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing if Democrats push their budget package.

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Senate drafts last-ditch drug pricing plan ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are scraping together a last-minute plan to let Medicare negotiate prices directly with manufacturers for some prescription drugs ahead of the midterm elections, according to a summary of the plan obtained by CQ Roll Call.

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Democrats fume, GOP lauds ruling to weaken EPA - Roll Call

Democrats saw their climate action options dwindle Thursday as the Supreme Court diminished the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions.

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Supreme Court conservatives flex in term full of controversial cases

The trajectory of the Supreme Court appears unlikely to change in a new term starting in October, even with a new justice.

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Senate drafts last-ditch drug pricing plan ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Plan would allow HHS to negotiate prices within certain limits for up to 20 of the highest-cost drugs as well as insulin.

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How John Cornyn and the U.S. Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence

Four senators, including Cornyn, used a distinctive combination of policy expertise, legislative experience and political courage to push past obstacles that had repeatedly stymied previous attempts at compromise.

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Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security

WASHINGTON — Mill Creek Township School District in Pennsylvania plans to upgrade its surveillance cameras, radios and a door monitoring system with a $500,000 federal grant, one of hundreds awarded across the country over the past four years as part of a $1 billion program Congress passed to address school…

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Gun bill expands school safety spending beyond security - Roll Call

Congress now appears poised to spend even more to bolster physical security at local schools in response to a recent wave of mass shootings.

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Senate Judiciary Committee ties on Biden pick to lead ATF

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday amid a nascent effort to pass legislation following a wave of mass shootings across the country.

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Senate Judiciary Committee ties on Biden pick to lead ATF - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday.

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