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US House OKs farm bill but says no to hardline immigration measure
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted narrowly to approve a bill that extends farm programs overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but rejected a hard-line Republican-sponsored bill on immigration reform – a pair of votes that conservatives had insisted should be taken side by side. The vote of 213 to 211 on…
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Democrat Jason Crow calls on Mike Coffman to return NRA money, ‘take action’ on gun measures
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Democratic challenger Jason Crow on Thursday called on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to return campaign donations the Aurora Republican has received from the National Rifle Association and urged the incumbent to “act now to pass commonsense gun safety reform” the day after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 dead and 14…
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Koskinen to House Judiciary: I don’t deserve impeachment
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IRS Commissioner John Koskinen expressed regret to Congress Wednesday for his agency’s past mistreatment of tea party groups, but said he has cooperated with congressional investigators and does not deserve to be impeached. The IRS chief made the remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing during a continued push by some conservatives to oust Koskinen. Their impeachment…
