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Committee sends Betsy Devos nomination to full Senate

2017-01-31 21:26:00| American School & University

The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee votes 12 to 11 along party lines in support of DeVos' nomination to be education secretary. read more

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Senate Leadership Rebuffs Cruz's Shutdown Threat Over Internet Control

2016-09-23 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

It appears that the Senate is poised to quash a government shutdown threat from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in spite of presidential candidate Donald Trump lending his support to his former primary opponent's cause. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Thursday filed a continuing resolution to fund the government without any language geared toward blocking the administration's IANA transition.

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ICMAD Urges Senate for Uniform Cosmetic Standards

2016-09-22 20:00:00| Happi Breaking News

Attends hearing to modernize industry.

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NFU Asks Senate Judiciary Panel for More Oversight of Failing Antitrust Enforcement in Agriculture

2016-09-20 16:12:09| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 20, 2016) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today joined a panel of industry leaders to testify before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about the alarming trend of consolidation in agriculture. Less than a week after 275 NFU members […]

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