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Senate panel clears Labor nominee Perez in close vote
Washington TimesWith no Republicans voting in support, President Obama's nominee to lead the Department of Labor cleared a big hurdle in the Senate Thursday. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to send the nomination...Tags: Republican Party, Thomas Edward Perez, Lamar Alexander, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, White House
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Immigration reform debate under way
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaU.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, will have his work cut out for him in the coming weeks, as his Senate Judiciary Committee began Thursday to take up an overhaul of the country's immigration system. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress, Migration
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Thune, Klobuchar introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would modify crop insurance premium assistance for insured crops grown on native sod converted to cropland and land that a producer cannot...Tags: Agriculture, Conservation, Ducks Unlimited, Wildlife, Mike Johanns
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Senators say they're close to writing a final pharmacy compounding bill
The Kansas City StarU.S. senators considering fundamental changes to how the practice of pharmacy compounding is regulated heard almost unanimous support for reform at a Washington committee hearing Thursday. And a top federal drug official, who has studied a fungal...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Meningitis, Pharmaceuticals, Customs and Tradition, Chemical Industry
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EDITORIAL: Braley needs a worthy foe
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaBruce Braley, the Democratic U.S. Congressman from Waterloo, is racking up endorsements and fattening a campaign war chest. Meanwhile, some prospective heavyweight GOP opponents have been declining a showdown for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by...Tags: Tom Latham, Regional Authority, Government, Steve King, Executive Branch
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Vote on Obama's choice to lead Labor Department delayed
WASHINGTON -- A vote on President Obama’s nominee to lead the Labor Department was delayed for an additional week, the latest roadblock for the controversial choice. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions was scheduled to...
Tags: Republican Party, Thomas Edward Perez, Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, U.S. Congress
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U.S. Senate doesn't need 'another congressman,' Branstad says
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaGov. Terry Branstad's political shot at U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, may have inadvertently winged GOP ally, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, as well. The five-term GOP governor told reporters at his weekly news conference Monday that he was...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Government, Steve King, Bruce Braley
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Sides weigh in on Internet sales tax issue
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaEver since online businesses arrived in the 1990s, the collection of sales tax has been a sore spot of contention between brick-and-mortar retail stores and their Internet counterparts. The issue of allowing states to collect sales tax on Internet sales...Tags: National Government, Government, Personal Service, U.S. Congress, Chuck Grassley
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EDITORIAL: Support for ENDA: Anti-discrimination law's 40-year trip
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.On Thursday, Boulder's Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat, and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon introduced a bill that would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With states legalizing gay marriage, and others crafting...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Jeff Merkley, Susan Collins
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Grassley mum on re-election plans
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaIowa Republicans continue to seek a candidate for 2014 to fill the slot for a U.S. Senate bid, after Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced in January he will not seek another term. They may have better luck getting a candidate for 2016. U.S. Sen. Charles...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Max Baucus, U.S. Senate, Elections
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Obama Proposal on Student Loans Draws Fire
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.The Obama administration has found itself at odds with a key voting block--college students and their advocates--as well as many of its Democratic allies in Congress, because of an important, if technical, budget proposal that could have significant...Tags: Kevin J. Carey, Loans, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Money and Monetary Policy
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Duncan to Business: Defend Standards
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a stern message for the business community: Step up the political advocacy to defend the Common Core State Standards and other changes to K-12 policy. During the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's last week "Upgrade...Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Arne Duncan, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Elections, Lamar Alexander
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