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Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Tom Rice (R-SC-07) are urging U.S. House leaders in both parties to advance their bill to help increase officer pay and help police departments hire more officers.
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-04) voted in support of a House Resolution Recognizing Congressional Workers’ Right to Organize to support congressional staff in their efforts to unionize.
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A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, legislation that would encourage the seizure and sale of Russian oligarchs’ assets to support Ukraine’s continued fight for freedom.
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Legislation that would authorize the president to enter into lend-lease agreements with Ukraine to provide additional U.S. military equipment passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act to provide grants to local restaurants, venues, and other businesses that are still struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over a month has passed since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, and economists and counter-crisis experts suggest the economic and political ramifications are still taking shape.
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The U.S. House voted Friday to pass legislation that would remove marijuana from the federal schedule of controlled substances.
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Freshwater ecosystems can be substantial sources of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, but it can be difficult to figure out how unique aquatic habitat arrangements and connections influence carbon cycling at different scales.
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Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine calls for the United States to respond with the diplomatic and economic tools we have in our hands.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday that the February Consumer Price Index rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from January’s 0.6 percent.
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