GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republican leaders on Tuesday [11-14-17] were working to lock in votes for a 10-year, $1.4 trillion tax cut up for consideration this week, a task complicated by lingering worries among rank-and-file lawmakers about whether President Donald Trump would turn against them in favor of the Senate’s version. Emerging from […]
Category: House of Reps
11/14/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “Great to see @RandPaul looking well and back on the Senate floor. He will help us with TAX CUTS and REFORM!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 14, 2017 12:08am […]
11/13/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/MILITARY: “In a rare exercise of its war-making role, the House of Representatives on Monday [11-13-17] overwhelmingly passed a resolution explicitly stating that U.S. military assistance to Saudi Arabia in its war in Yemen is not authorized under legislation passed by Congress to fight terrorism or invade Iraq. The nonbinding resolution adopted 366-30, […]
11/13/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “Excited to be heading home to see the House pass a GREAT Tax Bill with the middle class getting big TAX CUTS! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain??” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 13, 2017 09:21pm […]
11/9/2017
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “House Republicans, surprised by Democrats’ dominance in this week’s elections in Virginia and New Jersey, have pinned their hopes of retaining the House majority next year on passing a tax-code overhaul. But the details of the tax legislation could create new political burdens for some of the most vulnerable GOP incumbents. The […]
11/7/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “Social conservatives have urged House Republicans to retain a tax credit for families who adopt children in their tax overhaul bill, arguing the party shouldn’t gin up revenue at the expense of vulnerable children and the taxpayers who would give them homes. The adoption tax credit is on the chopping block in […]
11/7/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “More than 60% of taxpayers, including much of the middle class, would see lower taxes in 2019 under the House Republican tax plan while 8% would pay more, according to a new analysis released Tuesday [11-7-17]. But by 2027, many of those effects would peter out and nearly one in five households […]
11/5/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “In his five years as chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Representative Lamar Smith transformed the once almost invisible position into a powerful bully pulpit…But with his run as chairman nearly done, the 69-year-old Texan announced on Thursday that he would retire rather than seek a 17th term […]
11/3/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA: “Three House Republicans on Friday [11-3-17] moved to pressure special counsel Robert Mueller to resign over what they contend are ‘obvious conflicts of interest,’ the latest instance of rising GOP resistance to his Russia probe. Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), introduced a measure that, while […]
11/2/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “House Republicans, seeking the biggest transformation of the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years, aim to permanently chop the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20%, compress the number of individual income tax brackets, and repeal the taxes paid by large estates starting in 2024, according to a detailed summary […]
10/26/2017
BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “House Republicans cleared a crucial hurdle in their drive to overhaul the tax code Thursday after narrowly approving the Senate’s budget. By passing the measure, 216-212, Republicans unlocked procedural powers that allow the Senate to pass a tax bill with just 51 votes — and evade Democratic filibusters. But even with the […]
10/25/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “Republicans are still weighing adjustments to a popular retirement savings program, the chief of the House tax writing committee said Wednesday [10-25-17], contradicting President Donald Trump’s statement this week that it would be unchanged in the forthcoming tax overhaul proposal. Ahead of next week’s release of the House GOP tax overhaul bill, […]
10/19/2017
EPA/HOUSE OF REPS: “A group of 22 members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked the Environmental Protection Agency in a letter on Thursday [10-19-17] not to lower some requirements for mixing biofuels into the country’s fuel supply, but also not to let ethanol exports qualify for renewable fuel credits, according to a copy of […]
10/16/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE: “The U.S. political research firm that commissioned a dossier on Donald Trump while he was running for president said on Monday [10-16-17] it would not comply with subpoenas issued by the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. Lawyers for Fusion GPS, which hired former British spy Christopher Steele to produce the Trump […]
10/12/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/FEMA/HOUSE OR REPS: “The House of Representatives on Thursday [10-12-17] passed legislation that would provide $36.5 billion in disaster relief for victims of recent hurricanes and wildfires, as well as emergency credit to help Puerto Rico keep its government functioning. The 353-69 vote came hours after President Donald Trump questioned in Twitter posts how long […]
10/11/2017
GUNS/HOUSE OF REPS: “House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said the nation’s chief firearm regulator should reconsider its earlier decisions allowing the sale of bump stocks, a device used in last week’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, arguing a regulatory fix would be preferable to new legislation. Lawmakers from both parties have backed legislation that […]
10/11/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/FEMA/HOUSE OF REPS: “House Republicans released a bill late Tuesday [10-10-17] night that would provide $36.5 billion in emergency funding for hurricane and wildfire relief, and extend credit to Puerto Rico to help the storm-ravaged island keep its government operating. The aid is more than the $29 billion requested last week by the Trump administration, […]
10/4/2017
ABORTION/HOUSE OF REPS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Embattled Rep. Tim Murphy is weighing his political future as pressure mounts on the Pennsylvania Republican to resign. Murphy met privately with Speaker Paul Ryan Wednesday [10-4-17], according to GOP sources. Numerous top Republicans want Murphy to step down amid a report that the married, anti-abortion congressman suggested his mistress terminate […]
10/3/2017
GOP/GUNS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Republicans said Tuesday [10-3-17] they don’t expect legislation that would make it easier to buy gun silencers to come to the House floor in the aftermath of this week’s shooting in Las Vegas. Some Democrats, meanwhile, pushed to end the sale of ‘bump stocks,’ devices that increase the rate […]
10/3/2017
ABORTION/HOUSE OF REPS: “The House passed a bill to criminalize abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy on Tuesday [10-3-17], advancing a core plank of the Republican antiabortion push, which has President Donald Trump’s support but is likely to founder in the Senate. Republicans advanced the bill on a 237-189 largely party-line vote, the third […]
10/3/2017
ABORTION/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House of Representatives will vote Tuesday [10-3-17] on legislation that would criminalize abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for instances where the life of the mother is at risk and in cases involving rape or incest. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which is similar to legislation […]
9/27/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Republicans on Wednesday [9-27-17] unveiled a plan to provide $10 billion for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico, a bill unlikely to clear the Senate but which could fuel a shutdown fight in December. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) said his panel will vote on the […]
9/14/2017
BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS: “The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $1.2 trillion bill to fund most government activities in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, knowing the Senate will disagree with many controversial elements and force a negotiation that could stretch into December. The bill, passed by a 211-198 vote largely along party […]
9/8/2017
CRISIS/HOUSE OF REPS/NATIONAL DEBT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House on Friday approved a package of $15.25 billion in relief for victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma as well as a three-month extension of the government’s funding and borrowing limit. Passed in a 316-90 vote, the bill was the result of an unexpected deal President Donald Trump […]
9/7/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN/TAXES: “House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday [9-7-17] President Donald Trump’s goal of lowering the corporate tax rate to 15% would be difficult to achieve… Mr. Ryan’s tax plan, which he released in 2016 alongside other House Republicans, called for a 20% corporate tax rate and a 25% tax rate on so-called […]
9/6/2017
DREAMERS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION: “House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday [9-6-17] he would work to find a compromise that protects young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, suggesting the measure may be paired with additional border security. The Wisconsin Republican said it was important to protect the young people in the wake of President […]
9/6/2017
HOUSE OF REPS: “The U.S. House unanimously approved on Wednesday [9-6-17] a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles. The bill now goes to the Senate and would allow automakers to obtain exemptions to deploy up to 25,000 vehicles without meeting existing auto […]
9/5/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/HOUSE OF REPS/NATIONAL BUDGET: “House Republicans plan to pass a three-month continuing resolution to fund the government this month and will push any fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall until later this year, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday [9-5-17]… Congress needs to pass a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown […]
9/5/2017
FBI/HOUSE OF REPS/JAMES COMEY/JEFF SESSIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday [9-5-17] it will consider this week a resolution asking President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to provide documents related to Trump’s firing of James Comey as FBI director. The House Judiciary Committee said it would consider the resolution […]
9/1/2017
DREAMERS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Attention will immediately shift to Congress if President Donald Trump ends the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides protections and work permits for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. The prime question is whether Republicans will be willing to give them similar protections via legislation. […]
8/31/2017
HOUSE OF REPS: “The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Wednesday [8-30-17] on a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles, congressional aides said. The bill, which was passed unanimously by a House panel in July, would allow automakers to obtain exemptions to […]
8/24/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday [8-24-17] rejected speculation that future tax legislation could include temporary tax cuts for businesses, saying macro-economic elements of tax reform including rates must be permanent… Ryan also said Republicans intend to keep a popular homeowner deduction for mortgage interest payments that some have […]
8/2/2017
DHS/HOUSE OF REPS/NOMINATIONS: “One of the top candidates to take over the Department of Homeland Security, Rep. Michael McCaul, has concerns about taking the position due, in part, to how President Donald Trump has treated other top administration officials, two sources familiar with discussions about the matter tell CNN. One source described McCaul, a Texas […]
7/27/2017
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Republicans passed legislation on Thursday [7-27-17] funding President Donald Trump’s promised wall along the southwest border, having set the terms of the debate to let members avoid having to vote directly on the proposal. The measure passed 235-192. Five Democrats voted for the bill, with the support of 230 […]
7/24/2017
DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/VETS: “House Democrats successfully led an effort Monday [7-24-17] night to strike down a controversial funding proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs after major veterans advocacy groups lobbied to defeat the measure, the latest battle in the debate about privatization’s role in the department. The measure to use stopgap funding for a […]
7/20/2017
BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Four months after President Trump proposed eliminating the cultural agencies altogether, a bill to continue to finance the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities won approval this week from the House appropriations committee. The House bill, part of the process of thrashing out the […]
7/20/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/LGBTQ/MILITARY: “Several House Republicans are working behind the scenes to revive a failed effort to bar the Pentagon from funding gender reassignment surgeries for troops. A mix of GOP defense hawks and conservatives are urging Speaker Paul Ryan and his team to use a procedural trick to automatically include the controversial proposal in […]
7/18/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “House Republicans are unveiling an ambitious fiscal plan on Tuesday [7-18-17] that could let them rewrite the tax code, revamp medical malpractice laws, change federal employees’ retirement benefits and partially repeal the Dodd-Frank financial regulations—all in a single law without any votes from Democrats. The strategy, embedded in the House GOP fiscal […]
7/17/2017
BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS/VOTER FRAUD: “House Republicans are seeking to defund the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the sole federal agency that exclusively works to ensure the voting process is secure, as part of proposed federal budget cuts. The defunding move comes as the EAC is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to examine an attack […]
7/14/2017
BUDGET/DEFENSE/HOUSE OF REPS: “The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of a massive annual defense bill on Friday [7-14-17], leaving out controversial amendments on transgender troops and climate policy but backing President Donald Trump’s desire for a bigger, stronger military. The vote was 344-81 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets […]
7/12/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HOUSE OF REPS/IRAN/RUSSIA: “U.S. House of Representatives Democrats said they would introduce a new version of a Russia and Iran sanctions bill on Wednesday [7-12-17], in a new bid to move legislation that has been mired in partisan squabbling for almost a month. Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee plan to introduce in […]
7/11/2017
COMMERCE/ENERGY/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “U.S. House Republicans expect to introduce bills later this week that would bar states from setting their own rules for self-driving cars and take other steps to remove obstacles to putting such vehicles on the road, a spokeswoman said. The legislative action comes as major automakers are joining forces with auto suppliers […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “The House intelligence committee plans to interview Susan Rice next month as part of its investigation into Russia meddling in the US election last year, a high-profile target for Republicans who accuse President Barack Obama’s former national security adviser of improperly handling classified intelligence reports, according to sources familiar with the private […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS: “Good news, House just passed #KatesLaw. Hopefully Senate will follow.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2017 04:37pm […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN! #NoSanctuaryForCriminalsAct #KatesLaw #SaveAmericanLives https://t.co/jbN4hPjqjS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2017 01:13pm […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Today, the House votes on two crucial bills: ☑️#NoSanctuaryForCriminalsAct ☑️#KatesLaw ☑️Pass these bills & lets MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN??” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2017 11:53am […]
6/29/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House Thursday [6-29-17] is expected to pass bills that would hand President Donald Trump key pieces of his immigration agenda, especially efforts targeting sanctuary cities. The bills, ‘Kate’s Law” and the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, would install harsher penalties for repeat illegal entry to the US, and […]
6/28/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/SANCTUARY CITIES: “Tomorrow the House votes on #KatesLaw & No Sanctuary For Criminals Act. Lawmakers must vote to put American safety first! #SaveAmericanLives” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2017 08:51pm […]
6/28/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House investigators are planning on a round of closed-door interviews with associates of President Donald Trump this summer, promising to bring in a former national security adviser to the campaign, while defending their decision to hear Roger Stone’s testimony in private. Former Trump national security adviser JD Gordon told CNN […]
6/27/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/NATO: “The U.S. House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously on Tuesday [6-27-17] to reaffirm the NATO alliance’s guarantee that all members defend each other, weeks after President Donald Trump raised doubts about Washington’s support for the agreement. The vote was 423-4 in the House, where Trump’s fellow Republicans hold a 48-seat majority, for […]
6/27/2017
HILLARY CLINTON/HOUSE OF REPS: “Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, on Tuesday [6-27-17] appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, which has begun interviewing witnesses in its probe of how Russia may have influenced the 2016 election. Committee members declined to comment on the discussion to reporters as they left the panel’s secure […]
6/23/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/LEAKS: “Rep. Trey Gowdy on Thursday [6-22-17] warned his fellow lawmakers about leaking information from closed briefings. Leaking will result in ‘a chilling effect on other witnesses who want to share classified, sensitive information when it makes its way to the headlines before the transcript’s even dry,’ the South Carolina Republican told CNN’s […]
6/22/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/HOUSE OF REPS/IRAN/PAUL RYAN/RUSSIA: “U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday [6-22-17] he supported efforts to quickly move legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran that passed the Senate nearly unanimously but has stalled in the House. Representative Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, […]
6/22/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/PAUL RYAN: “U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday [6-22-17] he backs efforts to quickly move legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran that passed the Senate nearly unanimously but was stalled by a procedural issue in the House. ‘I support sanctions,’ Ryan told a news conference. He […]
6/22/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES: “The top Republican on tax policy in the House of Representatives rejected the possibility of cutting taxes without fundamental changes to the U.S. tax code on Thursday [6-22-17], as the main actors in the tax reform debate prepared to meet for a fourth time. With the window for tax reform narrowing, lobbyists […]
6/22/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/MILITARY: “House Republicans are struggling to agree on a plan to fund the federal government for 2018, a critical task that they must tackle before moving ahead with ambitions for a tax overhaul. Defense hawks want to boost military spending above levels imposed by spending curbs established six years ago. But many Republicans […]
6/21/2017
GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Republican Rep. Peter King said Wednesday [6-21-17] that he thinks Senate Republicans’ behind-closed-doors efforts to pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare make it look like they have something to hide. Senate Republicans are pushing for a vote next week on a bill they have yet to release. Lawmakers on both […]
6/19/2017
ETHICS/HOUSE OF REPS: “Rep. Trey Gowdy, the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said that he would like to avoid showdowns between Congress and the municipal government of Washington, D.C., over city-passed laws. Mr. Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican who was last week elected chairman of the congressional committee that has […]
6/19/2017
HOUSE OF REPS/POLITICS: “While Georgia’s House special election Tuesday [6-20-17] is a test of whether Republicans will cross party lines to support a Democrat, another contest the same day in South Carolina aims to measure a different proposition: Can a white Democrat drive enough black voter turnout to score an upset. The race is to […]
9/26/2013
HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/OBAMA ADMIN/OBAMACARE(ACA): “Both Obama administration and House leadership staffs are exempt from ObamaCare. Why not the American people? #MakeDCListen” – Sept. 26, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/26/2013 […]
9/12/2013
GOP/HEALTHCARE/HOUSE OF REPS/OBAMACARE(ACA): “NO GAMES! HOUSE @GOP MUST DEFUND OBAMACARE! IF THEY DON’T, THEN THEY OWN IT!” – Sept. 12, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/12/2013 […]
3/14/2013
BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS/OBAMA: “Obama hasn’t released a budget in over 2 years & for the 1st time House & Senate delivered budgets before him http://t.co/pN2WpKYAIl” – 3/14/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/14/2013 […]
1/1/2013
HOUSE OF REPS/POLITICS: “Maybe Boehner [Speaker of the House] will stop this one sided deal in the House…I hope so!” – Twitter.com, Jan 1, 2013, Donald Trump, 1/1/2013 […]
11/7/2012
HOUSE OF REPS: “Hopefully the House of Representatives can hold our country together for four more years…stay strong and never give up!” [12:47:20 AM] – 11/7/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/7/2012 […]