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U.S. Senate Ag Committee’s farm bill draft omits SNAP changes
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The U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee published a draft Friday of its version of the farm bill that funds programs such as food stamps and farm subsidies. But notable in its absence – as compared to the House version rejected on May 18 – is an omission of major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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Republican Ken Buck reaches across aisle to form bipartisan House Reformers Caucus
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U.S. Reps. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican, and Kathleen Rice, a Long Island Democrat, on Wednesday launched a bipartisan House caucus devoted to coming up with what organizers call common-sense congressional reforms. The two lawmakers – both former elected district attorneys – are co-chairs of the Congressional Reformers Caucus, which counts 10 Democrats and nine Republicans…
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Ken Buck joins Republican colleagues urging leadership to cancel August recess
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Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck of Greeley on Friday joined a group of GOP lawmakers urging House leadership to cancel the August recess unless lawmakers can tackle the party’s legislative agenda. In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the 12 Republican lawmakers said there should be no recess unless Congress addresses a list…
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Mike Coffman says he’s a ‘no’ on House Republicans’ health care legislation
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, said Thursday morning that he “cannot support” GOP-sponsored health care reform legislation scheduled for an afternoon vote in the House of Representatives. Coffman, considered a key swing vote on the revamped American Health Care Act, said in a statement that he doesn’t believe the bill adequately protects Americans…
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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…
