Earlier this week on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, introduced legislation that would raise the minimum purchase age for tobacco from 18 to 21. It’s a bipartisan effort being spearheaded by McConnell and Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia and Hillary Clinton’s former running mate. McConnell first announced his intention […]
There’s good news coming from Congress. The (federal) government shutdown is over … for now. Via the Wall Street Journal, we’ve learned that the Senate is expected to vote to advance a bill that would reopen the federal government after a brief shutdown, lawmakers and aides said, as Democrats agreed to a short-term pause in their standoff […]
Mitch McConnell has had a bummer of a summer. Despite a Republican majority in the Senate, McConnell was unable to pass new healthcare legislation after a number of attempts. Earlier this week, McConnell spoke at a Rotary Club meeting in Kentucky about his frustration with the perception that Congress isn’t getting anything done or moving quickly enough on various […]
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the longest two years of your life. A period that will surely feature an already broken Congress proving itself to be even…
Breaking news update 12:20 p.m. ET] Senate leaders announced on Wednesday that they have reached a deal to end the government shutdown and avoid a possible U.S. default. [Original story moved at 11:45 a.m. ET] Senate leaders on Wednesday worked out a deal to reopen the government and avoid a potential U.S. default as soon […]
UPDATE — 10:31 PM ET, 10/02/13: From the Wall Street Journal: About 200 patients each week with rare or especially severe diseases seek treatment at…