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The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net. It costs about $8 billion per month nationally.
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Any legislation to fund the government will need support from at least 60 senators.
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The bill next goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana warned off big revisions from his chamber’s version.Â
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While Sam Brown has previously supported policy plans that included cuts to the federal budget, potentially affecting Social Security and Medicare without specifying protections for these programs, it's important to note that this is not part of his platform for 2024. In fact, he has clarified that he precisely would not cut these essential programs.
Officials say the wife of a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky died unexpectedly in the family’s home Tuesday night at the age of 39.Â
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.
The motion failed by a vote of 49 to 51 on Friday, the 10th day of proceedings against the president in the upper chamber.
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul wants to combat the rising debt load for college students by allowing them to dip into retirement accounts to help pay for school or pay back loans.
The government stumbled into a midnight shutdown Thursday as a rogue Senate Republican blocked a speedy vote on a massive, bipartisan, budget-busting spending deal, protesting the return of trillion-dollar deficits on the watch of Republicans controlling Washington.
Sen. Rand Paul is returning to Washington following an attack in his yard that left him with six broken ribs.