Tag: Patty Murray
U.S. Supreme Court to decide fate of medication abortion access nationwide
Jennifer Shutt, Alabama Reflector
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear oral arguments and decide whether broad access to...
Congress sends stopgap spending bill to Biden’s desk, averting shutdown for...
Jennifer Shutt, Alabama Reflector
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators voted 87-11 to approve legislation Wednesday that would fund the government into next year, clearing...
Katie Britt votes against the Homeland Security Appropriations Act
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, voted against advancing the Fiscal...
Katie Britt votes to advance water projects bill
U.S. Senator Katie Britt, a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, joined her colleagues in advancing the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water...
U.S. Senate is focus of politicos across the country
In Alabama, with hours left in the 2022 election cycle, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, Katie Britt, appears to be a prohibitive favorite...
Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10 billion COVID bill
Lawmakers moved to the brink Thursday of shaking hands on a scaled-back bipartisan compromise providing a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19,...
Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent across the United States next year.
Senate rejects Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses
The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees...
Richard Shelby praises Patrick Leahy upon his retirement announcement
Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy has announced that he won't seek reelection to a ninth term in Congress, becoming the first Senate Democrat to announce...
Doug Jones, colleagues reintroduce Paycheck Fairness Act to close gender wage...
Alabama U.S. Sen. Doug Jones joined his colleagues on Wednesday to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would strengthen the Equal Pay...