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December 20, 2015

Cruz pushes plan to block vote on bill defunding ObamaCare

Sen. Ted Cruz is urging his Republican colleagues to block a procedural vote on a bill that keeps the government open through mid-December while stripping funding from ObamaCare.

December 20, 2015

Paul: We probably can't get rid of 'Obamacare'

Republican Sen. Rand Paul says President Barack Obama's health care law probably can't be defeated or gotten rid of. And he's suggesting there are few ways and little time for him and other congressional Republicans to stop it.

December 20, 2015

$1.5B for 'youth jobs fund'? Critics pan pork in Senate immigration bill

Critics question how many lawmakers have actually read the 1,200-page long bill, which they say is packed with hidden pork-barrel spending projects ranging from $1.5 billion for a "Youth Jobs Program" to millions for immigrant support groups that some say have a political agenda.

December 20, 2015

Senate approves short-term spending bill to avoid shutdown

The Senate has passed a short-term spending bill to keep the government open until Wednesday and give negotiators more time to work out a longer term measure.

December 20, 2015

9 year-old, lawmakers rally in New York for 9/11 1st responder benefits

At a rally featuring speeches by nearly a dozen lawmakers, the loudest message of all was delivered by a 9-year-old boy who didn't say a word.

December 20, 2015

Senate OKs Republican bill unraveling health care law

With Republicans openly welcoming a preordained veto, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation aimed at crippling two of their favorite targets: President Barack Obama's health care law and Planned Parenthood.

December 20, 2015

Senate rejects more gun background checks after Calif. attack

The Senate has voted anew against expanding background checks for more gun purchases, rejecting the proposal a day after the latest U.S. mass shooting left 14 people dead in California.

December 20, 2015

Bipartisan immigration bill reportedly may exclude thousands from citizenship

An aide says requirements in the bill could end up excluding hundreds of thousands of the 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally from the path to citizenship envisioned by the bill. 

December 20, 2015

Senate kills Dem-backed constitutional amendment on election spending

Senate Republicans have killed a Democratic-written constitutional amendment aimed at big spending in election campaigns by corporations, wealthy individuals and candidates themselves.

December 20, 2015

Hill Republicans attack Dems’ plan to limit election spending, use proposal against them

A proposal by Senate Democrats to limit campaign spending was supposed to die a quick death. But Capitol Hill Republicans are rallying to keep the issue alive in an apparent campaign season strategy, arguing it would put wide-ranging limitations on political free speech by amending the Constitution.