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Tag Archives: Last Week In Congress

Last Week In Con­gress is a recur­ring Cas­ca­dia Advo­cate fea­ture pro­vid­ed in part­ner­ship with Voteara­ma in Con­gress that doc­u­ments how mem­bers of Wash­ing­ton, Ore­gon, and Ida­ho’s con­gres­sion­al del­e­ga­tion vot­ed on major bills, res­o­lu­tions, and nom­i­na­tions dur­ing the pre­ced­ing leg­isla­tive week. Look for Last Week In Con­gress on Sun­day morn­ings after weeks when either the House, Sen­ate, or both have been in ses­sion. LWIC’s archives are shown below.

Last Week (November 18–22) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, November 24th, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last Week (November 12–15) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

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).
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, November 17th, 2019
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Last Week (October 28th-31st) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, November 3rd, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last Week (September 23–27) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, September 29th, 2019
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Last Week (July 29-August 2nd) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: The week's major votes included the approval of a two-year budget deal, the failure to override a veto on Saudi Arabia arm sales, and the confirmation of Kelly Craft to the U.N.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, August 4th, 2019
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Last Week (July 22nd-26th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: The week's major votes included the adoption of a resolution opposing the BDS movement and final approval of permanent relief for September 11th first responders.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, July 28th, 2019
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Last Week (July 15th-19th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: The week's major votes included condemning Trump's racist comments, increasing the federal minimum wage, and passing an intelligence budget for FY 2020.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, July 21st, 2019
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Last Week (July 8th-12th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: The week's major votes included a military budget (the NDAA), new rules for allocating green cards, and taking care of September 11th first responders.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, July 14th, 2019
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Last Week (June 24th-28th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: The week's major votes included legislation to protect U.S. elections against attack and an emergency package to address the humanitarian crisis on the southwest border.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, June 30th, 2019
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Last week (June 17th-21st) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week In Congress.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, June 23rd, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last week (June 10th-14th) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week In Congress.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, June 16th, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last week (June 3rd-7th) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week In Congress.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, June 9th, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last week (May 20th-24th) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week in Congress.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, May 26th, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last week (May 13th-17th) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted

Excerpt: Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week in Congress.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, May 19th, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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