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March 22, 2013, 8:05 pm
By
Pete Kasperowicz
Majority Leader Harry Reid and several other Democrats voted in favor of waiving budget rules for the Florida Republican's amendment.
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Budget, House, Votes, Healthcare
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March 22, 2013, 7:10 pm
By
Ramsey Cox
The vote delivers a huge victory to lawmakers and stakeholders who have devoted more than two years to the effort.
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Technology, Domestic Taxes, Budget, Senate, Votes, Economics/Trade
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March 22, 2013, 6:21 pm
By
Zack Colman
The Senate voted 62-37 in favor of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline in a Senate budget amendment.
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Energy & Environment, E2-Wire, Senate, Votes, Energy/Environment
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March 22, 2013, 11:46 am
By
Ramsey Cox
The Senate on Friday rejected another GOP attempt to repeal President Obama’s healthcare law. An amendment to the Senate budget resolution from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) failed on a 45-54 vote on Friday. Cruz’s amendment would have repealed the Affordable Care Act and encouraged patient-centered reforms to reduce costs.
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Budget, Health reform implementation, Senate, Votes, Healthcare, Economics/Trade
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March 22, 2013, 11:28 am
By
Pete Kasperowicz
The Senate on Friday voted down a GOP proposal aimed at preventing the Senate from considering any budget that calls for new taxes while unemployment is higher than 5.5 percent.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) offered the amendment to the Democratic budget plan for 2014, but it was rejected in a party-line 45-54 vote.
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Budget, Senate, Votes
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March 21, 2013, 9:41 pm
By
Ramsey Cox
The Senate rejected an amendment to the budget from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) that would have removed Democrats’ call for nearly $1 trillion in new revenue. Grassley’s amendment failed on a 45-54 vote Thursday night. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) had opposed including the reconciliation in the budget, but he voted against Grassley's amendment.
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Domestic Taxes, Budget, Senate, Votes, Economics/Trade
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March 21, 2013, 9:14 pm
By
Erik Wasson
The tax has proven unpopular, but was key to ensuring that the Obama healthcare law did not add to deficit.
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News, Budget, Medical Devices and Prescription Drug Policy, Senate, Votes, Healthcare, Economics/Trade
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March 21, 2013, 8:52 pm
By
Ramsey Cox
GOP Sens. Susan Collins, Dean Heller, Mike Lee, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz voted with Democrats against Ryan's plan.
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Budget, Senate, Votes, Economics/Trade
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March 20, 2013, 5:19 pm
By
Pete Kasperowicz
The House voted down the Democratic Caucus budget plan for 2014 in a 165-253 vote that saw 28 Democrats vote against it — six more than last year — along with every Republican.
The plan split Democrats 165-28, compared to the 163-22 split among Democrats in 2012.
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Budget, House, Votes
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March 20, 2013, 4:46 pm
By
Ramsey Cox
The spending bill includes the same funding levels as House-approved legislation, and keeps the $85 billion in sequestration cuts
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Appropriations, Budget, Senate, Votes, Economics/Trade
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