06/18/2016

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, waits to address reporters as the Senate votes on defense spending. McCain’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act passed overwhelmingly. But a related, integral appropriations bill failed due to Democratic objections over the mechanisms used to fund the Pentagon as well as the continuation of sequestration caps on discretionary spending. (The Hill)

06/12/2015

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Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) departs the Capitol following a series of votes on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Democrats voted en masse to derail a bill providing assistance to workers hurt by free trade in order to defeat legislation granting the Obama Administration fast-track authority to negotiate the TPP trade agreement. (The Hill)

06/02/2015

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) holds a press conference, calling on the government to declassify the remaining secret pages of the 9/11 inquiry that many believe reveal Saudi Arabia’s role in financing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Paul’s remarks came a day after he single-handedly forced the temporary expiration of the national surveillance mass collection program authorized by the PATRIOT Act. (The Hill)