Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), with other Senate Democrats, decries the Republican plan to pass a National Defense Authorization bill that maintains sequestration spending caps but increases the military budget through a separate process via Pentagon war funds. (The Hill)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) calls on the Senate GOP to work with Democrats in crafting a Defense authorization bill that can win President Obama’s signature. After the Obama Administration announced its intention to veto legislation that maintained sequester spending caps, several Democrats implored the Republican majority not to move forward with the legislation as is. (The Hill)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) listens as Fred Hochberg, president of the Export-Import Bank, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee regarding reauthorization of the federal agency before its expiration later in the summer. (The Hill)
Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland, joins a discussion with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The appearance was his first official event as a declared Democratic candidate for president. O’Malley emphasized to the audience that immigration reform would be an urgent priority in his administration. (The Hill)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, foreground, attends a hearing on intimate partner gun violence with Rep. Donna Edwards, speaking with Leader Pelosi. Both Democrats are running against each other in the upcoming Maryland Senate primary. (The Hill)
Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and members of the Democratic leadership hold a press conference following a policy luncheon with their caucus. (The Hill)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) walks through the Senate carriage doors for a rare Sunday session. The Republican leadership called senators back early to vote on legislation reforming parts of the PATRIOT Act. (The Hill)
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) speaks with staffers after a close procedural vote on President Obama’s request for fast-track authority regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Heitkamp was one of several senators who withheld their vote as they furiously tried to work out a deal on the Senate floor with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (The Hill)
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) steps out of a Democratic caucus policy luncheon to take a phone call. (The Hill)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) walks through the Capitol basement, on his way to the weekly Senate caucus luncheons. Schumer arrived early, avoiding the crowd of reporters staked out in the basement as senators head towards the Capitol from their offices. (The Hill)
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