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Republicans install the unqualified Amy Coney Barrett on the United States Supreme Court

Excerpt:	The vote was fifty-two to forty-eight, with Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine (who previously voted for Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch) voting nay along with the Democratic members and the chamber's two independents.
Published at:	7:45 PM on Monday, October 26th, 2020
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy
Tags:	U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 19th-23rd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included the failure of a Democratic effort to block the gutting of the Community Reinvestment Act and the failure of a Republican effort to pass a COVID-19 response bill.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, October 25th, 2020
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Other Categories:	Series & Special Reports
Tags:	Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (Sept. 28th-October 2nd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Revised HEROES Act and Senate passage of a stopgap budget bill to avert an October government shutdown.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, October 4th, 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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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 14th-18th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included the confirmation of Franklin U. Valderrama and House passage of legislation to require accommodations for pregnant women in the workplace.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, September 20th, 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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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 7th-11th)

Excerpt:	The week's major vote concerned the question of whether or not to advance a pathetic excuse for a coronavirus relief package offered by Republicans, which was defeated by the Senate.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, September 13th, 2020
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Other Categories:	Series & Special Reports
Tags:	Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (August 17th-22nd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Delivering for America Act and the defeat of Republican amendments to the bill.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, August 23rd, 2020
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 (August 3rd-7th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes consisted of Senate confirmation of Mark Menezes to be Deputy Secretary of Energy and approval of a bill banning TikTok from government owned mobile devices.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, August 9th, 2020
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Other Categories:	Series & Special Reports
Tags:	Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 27th-31st)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of two bills to help childcare providers and Senate confirmation of Derek Tai-Ching Kan to the OMB.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, August 2nd, 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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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 20th-24th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act and House/Senate passage of a major military appropriations bill.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, July 26th, 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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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 29th-July 3rd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill and Patient Protection Act expansion plus the Senate's failure to endorse a total withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, July 5th, 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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COVID-19 Update: Pacific Northwest embraces mandatory mask directives

Excerpt:	As British Columbia makes additional moves to reopen its economy, Washington has mandated the wearing of masks in public and Oregon has completed a special legislative session focusing on COVID-19 and police reform.
Published at:	10:30 PM on Monday, June 29th, 2020
Written by:	Rich Erwin
Other Categories:	Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Series & Special Reports
Tags:	2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Criminal Justice, Personal Wellness
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 22nd-26th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 and a D.C. statehood bill, along with the failure of a Senate Republican policing reform proposal.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, June 28th, 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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The Pandemic is Personal: Jeffrey Robinson on celebrating PRIDE during COVID-19

Excerpt:	An LGBTQ+ Democratic Party leader shares his views on the importance and meaning of PRIDE during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Published at:	4:30 PM on Saturday, June 27th, 2020
Written by:	Jeffrey Robinson
Other Categories:	Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Series & Special Reports
Tags:	2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Nondiscrimination, The Pandemic is Personal
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 15th-19th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included passage of a landmark public lands funding bill and the confirmation of one of Mitch McConnell's protege to the D.C. Circuit Court.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, June 21st, 2020
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Other Categories:	Series & Special Reports
Tags:	Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
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