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Tag Archives: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes

Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 26th-30th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included Senate passage of a resolution to restore EPA's ability to regulate methane emissions from the oil and gas industry along with a water infrastructure funding bill. Several Biden nominees were also confirmed.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 19th-23rd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of a D.C. statehood bill (H.R. 51) and Senate passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, April 25th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 12th-16th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act and Senate confirmation of Wendy R. Sherman to the State Department and Gary Gensler as SEC Chair.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, April 18th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 22nd-26th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included Senate passage of a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program and the confirmation of several Biden nominees, including Martin Walsh as Secretary of Labor.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, March 28th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 15th-19th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House renewal of the Violence Against Women Act and Senate confirmation of Deb Haaland and Xavier Becerra to Cabinet positions, along with House passage of legislation to protect Dreamers and new Americans.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, March 21st, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 8th-12th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included the House's final passage of the American Rescue Plan and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees, as well as House approval of labor rights and gun responsibility bills.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, March 14th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 1st-6th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the For the People Act and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, along with Senate passage of the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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U.S. Senate passes Biden’s American Rescue Plan with concessions to Senator Joe Manchin

Excerpt:	With Alaska's United States Senator Dan Sullivan absent, Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreaking vote was not needed to pass the bill. All fifty Democratic senators voted for it, while the other forty-nine Republicans voted against it.
Published at:	10:30 AM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Breaking News, Legislative Advocacy
Other Tags:	2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 22nd-27th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the American Rescue Plan and Senate confirmation of three Biden Cabinet nominees: Jennifer Granholm, Tom Vilsack, Linda Taylor-Greenfield.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, February 28th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 8th-13th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included the Senate's failure to convict Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection against the United States and confirmation of Denis McDonough to head the VA.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, February 14th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
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Despite Republicans’ depravity, Donald Trump is and shall always remain guilty of treason

Excerpt:	Donald Trump is guilty. He may not have been convicted of his treachery by the requisite two-thirds of the Senate as the Constitution requires. But he did the crime and he will rightly be remembered by history as a criminal and a traitor.
Published at:	2:15 PM on Saturday, February 13th, 2021
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government
Other Tags:	Accountable Leaders, Impeachment
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 1st-5th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of apprenticeships legislation, Senate confirmation of several Biden Cabinet nominees, and disciplinary action in the House against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, February 7th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 25th-29th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included the confirmation of Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury and the defeat of a Rand Paul gambit to nix Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 18th-22nd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included approval of a waiver to allow General Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense and Austin's confirmation, along with that of Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, January 24th, 2021
Written by:	Voterama in Congress
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