Tag: representatives
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U.S. lawmakers back big tax breaks in $1.8 billion bill
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brushing aside concerns about deepening the budget deficit, U.S. lawmakers approved $1.8 trillion worth of federal spending and tax breaks on Friday in a rare show of bipartisan cooperation after years of damaging fiscal fights in Congress. The Senate voted 65-33 to approve sweeping legislation that…
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Flu season off to slower start this year; might be milder
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's flu season seems like old times.
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Flu season off to slower start this year; might be milder
NEW YORK (AP) — This year's flu season seems like old times.
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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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U.S. judge rules for SEC in fight with House panel over insider trading probe
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel and a former staffer must comply with subpoenas issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an insider trading probe, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Paul Gardephe in Manhattan, in a decision made public on Monday, said…
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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…