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The Daily Brief:
Legislative Snapshot
Saturday, October 14, 2017
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(Matthew 28:20)
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Recent Floor Activity
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Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record
Related Headlines
House OKs $36.5 billion disaster relief bill
69 Republicans vote against aid for Puerto Rico, other disaster sites
New whistleblower protections head to Trump's desk
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Congress Last Week
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Tax Reform
Who Benefits From the State and Local Tax Deduction?
Paul Ryan: Trump's tax reform speech was 'music to my ears'
Paul Ryan threatens to keep Congress working on tax reform through Christmas
Kevin Brady says the major goal of tax reform is 'higher paychecks'
Health Care Policy
All eyes on bipartisan Obamacare fix talks
Republican Collins will stay in U.S. Senate, focused on healthcare
Mitch McConnell praises Susan Collins' decision to stay in the Senate despite her 'no' votes on healthcare reform
Congress is in the hot seat on Obamacare once again
Foreign Policy
Top Republican to Trump: Stay in Iran deal
National Security
New Foreign Surveillance Bill Would Boost Privacy Protections
White House Aide Nielsen Picked for Homeland Secretary
Trump praises Kirstjen Nielson, his pick for DHS chief
Judiciary
Federal court upholds prayer in Congress
Technology Policy
Second Amendment
A bump stock ban may have enough support to pass the House
Ryan: Regulations the 'smartest, quickest fix' for bump stocks
Paul Ryan calls for regulatory, not legislative, fix for bump fire stocks
NRA opposes bump fire stocks bills in Congress
Natural Disasters
Ryan leading bipartisan delegation to Puerto Rico
As US House weighs $36.5 billion disaster relief, Trump slams Puerto Rico
House Speaker Ryan says 'more to come' for Puerto Rico aid
Paul Ryan pledges long term support for Puerto Rico
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Pending Activity
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Committee Activity
Hearing set for Wisconsin bill targeting immigrants
House committee delays sending children's health insurance bill to floor
House intel committee subpoenas firm behind Trump-Russia dossier
Facebook's Sandberg to appear before House intelligence: sources
House panel to publicly release Russia Facebook ads
Ethics Committee extends review of New York congressman
House ethics committee investigating Rep. Chris Collins for insider trading allegations
Loretta Lynch, Obama-appointed attorney general, to testify to Congress on Russian election meddling
Roger Stone faces subpoena threat over Assange contact
Social media firms summoned to U.S. Congressional hearings on Russia
Roger Stone attorney says he complied with request for Assange contact
Floor Schedule
Next week: Senate tackles budget, disaster relief
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Senate Floor
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Program for Monday: Senate resumes consideration of the nomination of Callista L. Gingrich, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Holy See, Department of State, post-cloture, and votes on confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.
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Senate Committees
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Tuesday,
Oct. 17, 2017
Hearings to examine the
cost of prescription drugs, focusing on how the drug delivery system affects
what patients pay.
Wednesday,
Oct. 18, 2017
An oversight hearing to
examine the Department of Justice.
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House Floor
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The House is not in session next week.
Next week is a District Work Period for Representatives.
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House Committees
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No House committee meetings are scheduled for next week.
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Reference Links
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Prayer Guide
- Legislative Branch — @PrayforCongress
- Executive Branch — @PrayforPOTUS, @PrayforMedicine
- Judicial Branch — @PrayforSCOTUS
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About Capitol Hill Prayer Partners
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