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December 20, 2015

'Smart' gun control? Dem bill would require all new guns be 'personalized'

Sen. Edward Markey has unveiled a gun control bill he says will help reduce firearm violence by requiring all new guns be "personalized" so they can only be fired by their owners or other authorized users.

December 20, 2015

Congress approves debt-ceiling increase, sends bill to president's desk

The Senate on Wednesday approved an increase in the nation's debt limit, sending the legislation to President Obama's desk as party leaders opted to avert another standoff over the government's deficit spending.

December 20, 2015

Schumer offers answer to GOP’s fear on Obama and immigration: enact now, start law in 2017

New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer offered a compromise Sunday with House Republicans who say they cannot pass immigration reform legislation for fear President Obama won’t enforce the related laws -- pass the legislation now and enact it when the president leaves office.

December 20, 2015

Obama signs farm bill that continues subsidies, trims food stamps

President Obama on Friday signed into law an agriculture spending bill that will spread benefits to farmers in every region of the country, while trimming the food stamp program that inspired a two-year battle over the legislation.

December 20, 2015

House GOP bill aims to end ‘secret science’ in EPA rulemaking

House GOP bill aims to end ‘secret science’ in EPA rulemaking

December 20, 2015

Lawmakers craft bipartisan plan for permanent Medicare 'doc fix'

A bipartisan measure to permanently solve one of the most nettlesome issues in the nation's health care system could be ready for release as early as Thursday, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has learned.

December 20, 2015

Congress approves farm bill, sends to Obama for signature

Congress approved a massive, five-year farm bill on Tuesday and sent it to President Obama for his expected signature.

December 20, 2015

Senate Republicans pitch ObamaCare alternative on eve of presidential address

Seizing on the public's continued anxiety over the ObamaCare rollout, a trio of Republican senators on Monday unveiled a sweeping alternative proposal they say would gut the law's mandates and taxes while preserving consumer protections.

December 20, 2015

Lawmakers reach deal on farm bill that would cut food stamps by 1 percent

The measure keeps food stamp benefits for most Americans, and is expected to cut the benefits by about $800 million a year, or around 1 percent.

December 20, 2015

Study: Most sponsors of minimum wage hike bill don't pay interns

While congressional Democrats want employers to adhere to a proposed increase in the federal minimum wage, a new analysis shows most bill sponsors are not so generous with some of their own workers.