Tag: U.S. Congress
Senate approves bill avoiding first-ever U.S. default; ‘A promising step toward...
The U.S. Senate on June 1 passed its version of a compromise bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, just...
U.S. one step closer to avoiding government default; measure pushes debt...
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives on May 31 approved a compromise bill brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, just...
Nancy Pelosi hands over the speaker’s gavel, ending a 16-year unbroken...
WASHINGTON -- When the new Congress gathered this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's handing over the speaker's gavel marked an end both to her...
Bishops urge U.S. House committee to include pro-life policies in proposed...
WASHINGTON — The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and international policy committees have urged the House Appropriations Committee and all members of Congress...
Bishops ‘cannot, in good faith, endorse’ new GOP immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops “cannot, in good faith, endorse” an immigration bill submitted by the House’s Republican leadership, said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez...