Tag: house-speaker
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House Speaker Ryan wants Obamacare replacement, welfare cuts
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that Republicans next year will unveil a plan to replace Obamacare in its entirety, as part of a “pro-growth” agenda that he believes should also include cutting welfare programs and taxes. Ryan said even if President Barack Obama will not sign them…
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House Speaker Ryan wants Obamacare replacement, welfare cuts
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that Republicans next year will unveil a plan to replace Obamacare in its entirety, as part of a “pro-growth” agenda that he believes should also include cutting welfare programs and taxes. Ryan said even if President Barack Obama will not sign them…
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Republicans press for refugee limits in U.S. spending talks
Conservative Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead on Thursday with an effort to attach a crackdown on Middle Eastern refugees to a $1 trillion spending bill that must pass within days to avert a government shutdown. With negotiations over the spending package gearing up, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a Reuters…
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What I Learned From Being Stuck in a Foreign Country
I'm going home next week after six years abroad. Two long-haul flights, five airports, fifty hours travel time. Before I cornered myself in Brazil, I worked in the luxury service industry in Australia. So that makes me a hooker, or yoga and meditation teacher at a six star spa resort, right? I moved to Brazil…
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Republican sees no government shutdown over Planned Parenthood funding
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday said he expects lawmakers to debate federal funding this month for Planned Parenthood as they consider spending legislation for the current fiscal year, but he did not expect a government shutdown over funding for the women's health group. McCarthy, responding to questions…
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U.S. House approves transportation bill with trade bank renewal
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a multi-year transportation funding bill that also would revive the idled Export-Import Bank, but final provisions are subject to negotiations with the Senate. The overwhelming 363-64 vote handed new House Speaker Paul Ryan his first legislative victory. Its passage…