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Climate crisis hawks have questions about energy policies in Democrats’ new plan

WASHINGTON — Climate crisis hawks are raising significant questions about Democrats’ emerging legislative deal to address healthcare, energy and taxes, a potential roadblock to swift passage of a key portion of President Biden’s agenda.

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Manchin reaches health, energy, tax deal with Senate Majority Leader Schumer

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday they had cut a surprise agreement on an expansive plan to reduce healthcare and energy costs, cut down on carbon emissions, fight inflation and allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

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Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House

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Veterans toxic exposure bill delayed as cloture attempt rejected

An effort to give millions of veterans easier access to health and disability benefits suffered another surprising setback Wednesday on the Senate floor when supporters couldn’t muster the 60 votes needed to limit debate.

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Veterans toxic exposure bill delayed as cloture attempt rejected - Roll Call

An effort to give millions of veterans easier access to health and disability benefits suffered another surprising setback Wednesday.

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Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House

WASHINGTON — A bill to bolster chip manufacturing and scientific research won Senate approval, setting Congress up to clear a trimmed economic competitiveness package after a yearlong-plus push.

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Seen but not heard? Sit-in protesters change the game for staffers - Roll Call

Bosses used to tell Hill aides, “If I ever see your name in the newspapers, it better be in the obituaries … or it will be.”

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Manchin, Schumer reach deal on climate, health, tax measure - Roll Call

A budget deal that West Virginia Democrat and the Senate majority leader had been discussing is officially back on the table.

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Health care budget bill to face open-ended 'vote-a-rama' - Roll Call

The narrowed bill will be open for amendment on virtually any topic it originally was set to address, such as climate, taxes and child care.

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Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House - Roll Call

A bill to bolster chip manufacturing and scientific research won Senate approval, setting Congress up to clear it by week's end.

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‘Chips-plus’ bill advances toward final passage in Senate

WASHINGTON — An economic competitiveness package meant to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research is on track to pass the Senate this week after overcoming a filibuster on Tuesday.

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‘Chips-plus’ bill advances toward final passage in Senate

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‘Chips-plus’ bill advances toward final passage in Senate - Roll Call

An economic competitiveness package meant to boost semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research is on track to pass the Senate.

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How the 'chips-plus' bill grew by nearly 1,000 pages - Roll Call

A handful of senators said they wouldn’t support a semiconductors incentive bill unless it also included science provisions.

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Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans health and disability benefits after passing a semiconductor manufacturing incentives and science package, but getting both bipartisan priorities done next week will require cooperation from all 100 senators.

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Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business - Roll Call

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans benefits after passing a semiconductor and science package.

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How ‘Build Back Better’ started, and how it’s going: a timeline

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden last year asked Congress to pass more than $4 trillion worth of infrastructure and economic proposals. Progressive Democrats sought to bump that up to $6 trillion. Now Democrats will be lucky to pass just a fraction of that before the midterm elections this fall.

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What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

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How 'Build Back Better' started, and how it's going: a timeline - Roll Call

President Joe Biden last year asked Congress to pass more than $4 trillion worth of infrastructure and economic proposals. Progressive Democrats sought to bump that up to $6 trillion. Now Democrats will be lucky to pass just a fraction of that before the midterm elections this fall. Sen. Joe Manchin…

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‘Chips-plus’ bill passage could slip to next week in Senate

WASHINGTON — Republican senators said Wednesday they’re expecting final passage of a trimmed-down semiconductor manufacturing and science-focused economic competitiveness package will slip to next week.

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'Chips-plus' bill passage could slip to next week in Senate - Roll Call

Republican senators said they’re expecting passage of a semiconductor and science-focused competitiveness package will slip to next week.

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Expanded ‘chips-plus’ package advances in Senate

WASHINGTON — The Senate is moving forward with an even broader “chips-plus” bill containing hundreds of pages of science-related provisions that Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer agreed to add to a more narrow bill focused on semiconductor manufacturing grants and tax incentives.

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Expanded 'chips-plus' package advances in Senate - Roll Call

The Senate is moving forward with a broad “chips-plus” bill containing science provisions that Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer agreed to add.

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R&D tax deduction back in play on ‘chips-plus’ bill in Senate

WASHINGTON — Senators are considering restoring a more generous tax break for companies’ research and development spending as part of a slimmed-down economic competitiveness bill focused on boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

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Test vote on 'chips-plus' bill teed up in Senate - Roll Call

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer pledged to move ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon on the semiconductor bill.

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