All posts tagged "U.S. House of Representatives"

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  US Congress, executive branch look into Whitefish contract

  Chairman Bishop requests documents related to Puerto Rico grid-repair agreement to be sent by Nov. 2

  • Posted October 27, 2017
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  House to vote on bill aimed at speeding approval of drugs

  WASHINGTON – The House plans to vote Wednesday on a $6.3 billion bill aimed at speeding federal approval of drugs and medical devices and boosting biomedical research. The legislation, a priority for congressional leaders in the lame-duck...

  • Posted November 26, 2016
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  GOP Wins 2 More Years of House Control, Dem Gains Minimal

  WASHINGTON – Republicans retained their lock on the House for two more years early Wednesday as GOP candidates triumphed in a checkerboard of districts in Florida, Virginia and Colorado that Democrats had hoped Donald Trump’s divisive comments...

  • Posted November 9, 2016
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  GOP poised to retain a smaller House majority in election

  Democrats hoped that Trump's name atop the GOP ticket would propel big House gains for them

  • Posted November 5, 2016
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  Entre Broma y Broma

  Our Spanish saying, “Entre Broma y Broma, la Verdad se Asoma,”—the equivalent to the English “Much Truth is Said in Jest,” would be an apt disclaimer to news making its way through the halls of the U.S....

  • Posted September 8, 2016
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  Democrats End 25-Hour plus Protest to Demand House Gun Votes

  House Democrats have ended their 25½-hour sit-in on the chamber's floor that they've been staging to demand votes on gun control.

  • Posted June 23, 2016
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  Pierluisi: U.S. House to Vote on Promesa Next Week

  Puerto Rico's resident commissioner says the bill should have enough votes in the lower chamber of Congress

  • Posted June 1, 2016
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  House GOP Presses Ahead With Zika Measure

  GOP bill would not assign funds directly to Puerto Rico

  • Posted May 18, 2016
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  García Padilla Lobbies Capitol Hill Amid PROMESA’s Latest Delay

  U.S. House lawmakers continue to hash out differences over proposed legislation for Puerto Rico

  • Posted May 11, 2016
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  Puerto Rico Faces Defaults as Congress Stalls on Way to Help

  House Speaker Paul Ryan said Congress needs to "bring order to the chaos" in Puerto Rico

  • Posted April 14, 2016