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U.S. Rep. Linda Sanchez wants to name the Whittier Michigan Avenue Post Office after the late Jose Ramos, a former Army combat medic from Whittier who worked for more than a decade to see a day honoring veterans of the Vietnam War recognized.
For hour after hour Wednesday, members of the House Appropriations Committee sat around tables inside a cramped room on Capitol Hill and dutifully processed amendments to bills that would spend a combined $200 billion to keep federal agencies open next year — a day after they learned those bills may never see the House floor intact.
Republican leaders announced Tuesday that they plan to bring a package of 2018 spending bills to a vote next week. It would probably be the last item passed in the chamber before members depart for a five-week summer recess.
his was their safe space. For all of the rancor in Washington, the baseball field has been where members of Congress can shed their partisanship along with their suits, ties and heels.
House Democrats are putting the onus on Republicans to prevent a government shutdown.
It's unlikely a bipartisan deal could be reached in time to meet the April 28 funding deadline, and unless an agreement is in place Democrats should vote-against a short-term stopgap measure, Democratic leaders said Thursday.
California Democrats have talked for months about resisting President Trump, and many of their constituents have demanded it, loudly. With more details about the president's policies expected to come out in the next few weeks, the state's congressional Democrats will get their chance to try to turn that talk into action. At least they hope.
Trump has so far made early policy moves in the form of executive orders and hasn't yet worked within Congress to get his priorities approved.
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez is the leader of the largest Hispanic coalition in Congress, and she has ambitions to soon rise even higher in House Democratic leadership.
The California Democrat is running for vice-chair of the House Democratic Conference, a position being vacated by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) at the end of the year.
Sanchez is hoping that the thick skin she has developed as a leading Hispanic women in the lower chamber, coupled with her emphasis on building relationships with colleagues, will help her secure the job.
House Democrats are raring to confront the National Football League over its handling of concussions, but they may find it as tough as passing against the Denver Broncos defense.
An earlier attempt to hold NFL commissioner Roger Goodell accountable for the game’s safety risks fizzled out and Congress’s other dealings with sports leagues are often dismissed as grandstanding. The NFL’s billions in profits and cultural status as the biggest sport in the country also make it tough to touch, even on an issue as big as concussions.
A bipartisan pair of House members has offered legislation that would provide a tax credit for those who care for aging and disabled relatives.
The legislation is sponsored by Reps. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and is supported by groups including the AARP and the American Heart Association, according to a news release issued Monday.
“It’s a win-win. Families will stay together and those in need of assistance have access to better care,” Reed said.