Compass

COMPASS: Congress Returns

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Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. Both the House and the Senate returned to session this week, staring down three weeks until the September 30 funding deadline. Back on August 21, the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) issued an official position, “No Security, No Funding.” As reported by HFC members, this was intended to guide the discussion […]

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COMPASS: Red Lines for Spending Debate

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Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House and Senate are both out for their August recess. The House is scheduled to return on September 12, with the Senate scheduled to return September 5. The August recess is more than halfway through and the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) has come out with an official position on […]

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COMPASS: August Recess, but September Looms

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Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House and Senate are both out for their August recess. The House is scheduled to return on September 12, with the Senate scheduled to return September 5. With 9 currently scheduled weeks of session in the House and 12 currently scheduled weeks of session in the Senate, Congress will […]

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COMPASS: Abortion at the Veterans Administration

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Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House and Senate are in session this week. The House, having processed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is moving towards appropriations. The Senate will take up their version of the NDAA this week and likely finish next week. The House Rules Committee, earlier this week, posted the Military […]

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COMPASS: The NDAA Arrives

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Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House and Senate are in session this week after a two week Fourth of July recess. The House is processing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the Senate is working through nominations. The House and Senate are scheduled to be in through the end of July. The House […]

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COMPASS: Censure and Impeachment

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Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House and Senate are in session this week and will both depart for a two-week recess over Independence Day. The House and Senate will both come back into session the week of July 10. Freshman Representative Anna Paulina Luna stepped into the legislative and procedural spotlight this week by […]

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