| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the transmission of impeachment articles/appointment of trial managers and ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Category Archives: Legislative Advocacy
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 13th-17th)
More than two in three Washingtonians favor banning single use plastic bags, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | In a survey conducted last autumn by Public Policy Polling for NPI, voters enthusiastically endorsed Senator Mona Das' Senate Bill 5323, which would implement a statewide plastic bag ban, by a margin of more than two to one. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Pollution, Research Poll Findings |
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New State Representative Alex Ramel talks to NPI about his priorities for the 2020 session
| Excerpt: | The newest addition to the Washington State Legislature from the 40th District wants to tackle affordable housing and climate justice in the 2020 short session. |
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| Published at: | 10:18 AM on Monday, January 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Pollution, WA-Leg, Zero Waste |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 6th-10th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included a House resolution requiring the Trump regime to obtain advance congressional authorization prior to attacking Iran and Senate approval of a nominee to lead the Small Business Administration. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 12th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Jay Inslee zings Eyman after Tim interrupts Q&A: “Please leave the chair when you leave”
| Excerpt: | The Governor got the better of Tim Eyman during a confrontation that Eyman tried to instigate at the 2020 Associated Press Legislative Preview. |
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| Published at: | 5:48 PM on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot, WA-Gov |
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Diverting sales tax revenue from vehicle sales will not get us beyond I‑976, Republicans
| Excerpt: | Curtis King and his colleagues are nonsensically proposing to backfill lost vehicle fee revenue with another revenue source that I-976 targeted for repeal. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Litigation, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 16th-20th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included Senate approval of the 2019 NDAA, House approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and a package of eight appropriations bills. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Yesterday In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. Representatives voted on impeachment
| Excerpt: | Once more for the record, here's how every member of the United States House of Representatives from the Pacific Northwest voted on impeachment. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Thursday, December 19th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 9th-13th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the 2019 NDAA, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a modest package of climate justice action bills, and several nominations. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (November 18th-22nd)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included a stopgap budget authorization bill, a measure to reduce violence in the workplace, and the defeat of a Rand Paul scheme to divert money to infrastructure projects. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, November 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (November 12th-15th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included executive and judicial nominations (in the Senate) and a bill to reauthorize and rename the Export-Import Bank (in the House). |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, November 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 28th-31st)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the adoption of rules for proceeding with the Trump impeachment inquiry and an unsuccessful attempt to block states from allowing the sale of junk health insurance plans. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 23rd-27th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included a stopgap budget bill, another pair of votes opposing Trump's fake emergency declaration, and in the House, legislation to protect migrant families. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, September 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Idaho Republican Jim Risch reportedly fell asleep today during Trump’s removal trial