U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski isn’t not happy with the fast-track process the Senate Majority leader is using to bring a health care bill to the floor without any hearings, she said. Murkowski, a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, would have a chance to work on the bill if it were going through the normal committee process. But it isn’t.
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Retired Coal Miners At Risk Of Losing Promised Health Coverage And Pensions
A fund guaranteeing health coverage and pensions to retired mine workers is about to run dry. Congress has been reluctant to pick up the tab. Democrats from coal country say it’s time to act.
Deadline nears for Murkowski’s far-reaching energy bill
Time is running out on one of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s top priorities: a far-reaching energy bill. Murkowski had hoped the legislation would serve as her crowning achievement after two years as chairman of the Senate Energy Committee.
Calls To Cut Off Planned Parenthood Are Nothing New
Flashback to the 1980s, when President Ronald Reagan tried to restrict funding for Planned Parenthood. Efforts in Congress have continued since then, with the latest focused on fetal tissue research.
Parts Of Patriot Act Expire, Even As Senate Moves On Bill Limiting Surveillance
Unable to overcome parliamentary maneuvers by Sen. Rand Paul, the Senate adjourned, and let three provisions of the Patriot Act expire at midnight.
Funding Homeland Security: Where Do We Go From Here?
President Obama late Friday signed a stopgap measure to keep the department running for another week, but the tussle over his executive action on immigration, linked to the funding, is not over yet.