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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 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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, January 12th, 2020
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, December 22nd, 2019
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Thursday, December 19th, 2019
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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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, December 15th, 2019
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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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, November 24th, 2019
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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).
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, November 17th, 2019
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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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, November 3rd, 2019
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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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, September 29th, 2019
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 29th-August 2nd)

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 In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 22nd-26th)

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 In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 15th-19th)

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 In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 8th-12th)

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 In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 24th-28th)

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 In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 17th-21st)

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
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