Tag: Congress
Trading spaces: members of the Alabama delegation on the move in...
A new Congress means new office spaces for some members of the Alabama delegation.
Every two years, there's a Congressional office lottery that allows newly...
Are we done here? Nope. Cranky Congress still has work to...
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer leaned back in his seat and propped up his feet on the leather chair next to him as he...
Bradley Byrne: What’s next for Congress?
The House returns to session this week after the month-long August District Work Period, and there are many important legislative items that need our...
House rejects hard-right immigration bill, baring GOP divide
The House killed a hard-right immigration bill Thursday, and Republican leaders delayed a planned vote on a compromise GOP package with the party's lawmakers...
Hill panel probing opioids abuse targets distributor firms
Congressional investigators say wholesale pharmaceutical distributors shipped hundreds of millions of prescription opioid pills to West Virginia, a state disproportionately ravaged by deaths caused...
Bradley Byrne: Making Congress work again
Anyone who has followed Congress over the last twenty years knows that things have been pretty dysfunctional. While I believe our Founding Fathers intended...
Bradley Byrne: How we fund the government
Arguably, Congress’s most important power is the power of the purse. Through funding bills, Congress has an important opportunity to set the direction of...
House backs $1.2T spending bill with more money for military
The Republican-led House on Thursday passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion spending bill that provides billions more dollars for the military while sparing medical research...
House moving swiftly on $7.9B Harvey relief bill
The House on Wednesday moved swiftly toward approving $7.9 billion in Harvey disaster relief as Democratic leaders signaled they would back the measure along...
Harvey aid, debt on returning Congress’ daunting to-do list
Congress ends its five-week summer recess Tuesday as storm-ravaged states clamor for Harvey aid, the Trump administration demands a swift increase in the nation's...