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Tag Archives: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes

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

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act, the Senate's failure to reform its undemocratic filibuster rules, and Senate confirmation of Holly Thomas to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022
Written by:	Targeted News Service
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 10th-14th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act and Senate confirmation of Gabriel Sanchez to serve as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, January 16th, 2022
Written by:	Targeted News Service
Categories:	Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 3rd-7th)

Excerpt:	The week's only major vote was Senate confirmation of Anne Witkowsky to serve as the State Department's assistant secretary for conflict and stabilization operations.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, January 9th, 2022
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 13th-17th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House and Senate passage of legislation to raise the debt ceiling, a House contempt referral to the Justice Department concerning Mark Meadows, and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees, including two to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, December 19th, 2021
Written by:	Targeted News Service
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 6th-10th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House and Senate passage of the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, House passage of the Protecting our Democracy Act and 2022 NDAA, and Senate confirmation of Jessica Rosenworcel to be FCC Chair.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, December 12th, 2021
Written by:	Targeted News Service
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (Nov 30th-Dec 3rd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House and Senate passage of the Further Extending Government Funding Act, Senate confirmation of a Biden Treasury nominee, and House passage of the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, December 5th, 2021
Written by:	Targeted News Service
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (November 15th-19th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Build Back Better Act and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees, including Chuck Sams, the first Native American to lead the National Park Service.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, November 21st, 2021
Written by:	Targeted News Service
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (November 1st-5th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Protect Older Job Applicants Act and designations of land for several tribes and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees. The Senate also considered the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, but it did not advance due to Republican opposition.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, November 7th, 2021
Written by:	Targeted News Service
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 25th-29th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act along with Senate confirmation of a dozen Biden executive and judicial nominees.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, October 31st, 2021
Written by:	Targeted News Service
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 18th-22nd)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of a motion to find Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress and Senate confirmation of several Biden executive and judicial nominees, including one for the federal bench in Washington State.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, October 24th, 2021
Written by:	Targeted News Service
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Tana Lin joins David Estudillo, Lauren King as a new judge on Washington’s federal bench

Excerpt:	Lin, a civil rights attorney, is the third judge confirmed this year to a distinguished but lately depleted federal court that sits in Seattle and Tacoma.
Published at:	7:32 AM on Friday, October 22nd, 2021
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Public Service
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 4th-8th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House passage of the Surface Transportation Extension Act, a Senate vote on raising the debt ceiling, and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, October 10th, 2021
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Lauren King confirmed to the U.S. District Court in Seattle: She will be Washington’s first Native American federal judge

Excerpt:	King will be the first Native American to serve on the federal bench from a state with twenty-nine recognized tribal nations.
Published at:	9:37 AM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Written by:	Joel Connelly
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 27th-30th)

Excerpt:	The week's major votes included House and Senate passage of Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, a stopgap federal government funding bill, plus House passage of the Women's Health Protection Act and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees.
Published at:	7:30 AM on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
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