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The bill, which was passed by the United States House of Representatives but failed the United States Senate, would have partially repealed the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Republican Party leaders had campaigned on the repeal of the ACA since its passage in 2010, and the 2016 elections gave Republicans unified control of Congress and the ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
The Democratic Senate leadership stated the Senate would only pass a "clean" funding bill without any restrictions on ACA. The government shutdown began on October 1. [18] [19] [20] Senate Republicans threatened to block appointments to relevant agencies, such as the Independent Payment Advisory Board [21] and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
Senate Democrats faced an uphill battle in the 2024 elections, ultimately losing their slim majority in the upper chamber after key seats flipped in Republicans' favor
Years served Senate with Senate opposed House with House opposed Congress with Congress divided Congress opposed 1 George Washington: None 2 8 8 0 4 4 4 4 0 2 John Adams: Federalist 1 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 3 Thomas Jefferson: Democratic-Republican 2 8 8 0 8 0 8 0 0 4 James Madison: Democratic-Republican 2 8 8 0 8 0 8 0 0 5 James Monroe: Democratic ...
“The margin in Congress is razor thin and the lack of a Republican vote representing CD-12 disenfranchises 2 million people,” wrote Tarrant County GOP chairman in a statement to the Express ...
Cheryl Hines was in the crowd during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearing. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the actress, 59, was photographed beside her husband, 71, as he addressed the ...
In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate had law degrees. Only 18 members of Congress had no college education. [33] Ethnic minorities in the 115th Congress consisted of 52 African American members, 45 Hispanic or Latino members, 18 Asian-American or Pacific Islander members, and two members of Native American ancestry ...