Year: 2026

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Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Protect Timely USPS Delivery of Ballots, Mail Across the Nation

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Merkley, Padilla Lead Senate Colleagues to Protect Timely USPS Delivery of Ballots, Mail Across the Nation

Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, raised concerns with recent developments by the United States Postal […]

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PASSED: Murray Secures Over $5 Billion for WA Priorities in Three-Bill Funding Package; Historic Funding for Hanford, $190 Million for Howard Hanson Dam, Rejecting Trump Cuts

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on PASSED: Murray Secures Over $5 Billion for WA Priorities in Three-Bill Funding Package; Historic Funding for Hanford, $190 Million for Howard Hanson Dam, Rejecting Trump Cuts

In major triumph over Trump, Murray undoes Russ Vought’s cancellation of funding for Howard Hanson Dam, singlehandedly steers major federal funding back to HHD Murray protects critical funding Washington state counts on, successfully defeats Republicans’ […]

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Senate Passes Three-Bill Funding Package in 82-15 Vote

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senate Passes Three-Bill Funding Package in 82-15 Vote

Democrats protect funding to lower families’ energy bills, key investments in scientific research, and much more Washington, D.C. — Today, the Senate, in a 82-15 vote, passed three bicameral, bipartisan fiscal year appropriations bills: the Commerce, […]

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Cantwell Defends America’s Extreme Weather & Natural Disaster Preparedness Programs From Sweeping Cuts

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Defends America’s Extreme Weather & Natural Disaster Preparedness Programs From Sweeping Cuts

Budget passed 82-15 by the Senate today largely preserves funding for National Weather Service & climate research, blocking Trump’s proposed $1.7B NOAA gut; Congress’ budget also preserves resources to fight and prevent wildfires, saving programs […]

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Cantwell Responds To Trump’s Rudimentary Health Care Proposal: “We Need More Than A One-Page Plan” As ACA Open Enrollment Window Closes and Senate Majority Blocks Efforts to Address Rising Costs

January 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Responds To Trump’s Rudimentary Health Care Proposal: “We Need More Than A One-Page Plan” As ACA Open Enrollment Window Closes and Senate Majority Blocks Efforts to Address Rising Costs

Today, Trump released his long-awaited plan to lower health care costs that amounted to a 5-minute video & a fact sheet; Cantwell mocked unserious proposal on Senate floor: “There are a lot of details that […]