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Republicans scramble to preserve White House ballroom security funding

(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans are scrambling to rewrite portions of their $72 billion budget reconciliation bill after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a Trump administration wish list item violates procedural rules. As currently written, the $1 billion earmarked for the U.S. Secret Service for security upgrades to the

Fitzpatrick, Houlahan, Kelly, Smucker back bipartisan immigration reform bill

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers has signed on to an immigration reform proposal that is dividing House Republicans. U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st District; Chrissy Houlahan, D-6th District; Mike Kelly, R-16th District; and Lloyd Smucker, R-11th District, have signed on as

Democrats vow to challenge ballroom security funding in Republican budget bill

(The Center Square) – Republicans in Congress will spend the next two weeks pushing forward their $72 billion budget reconciliation bill, attempting to meet President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline. While Democrats cannot unilaterally block the filibuster-proof legislation, they intend to make the process as politically damaging as possible

Fitzpatrick says pro-union bill dealing with contracts will pass U.S. House

(The Center Square) – During a speech to the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters Convention in Hershey last week, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st District, guaranteed its members that a pro-union piece of legislation will pass. The Faster Labor Contracts Act is a bipartisan proposal that would speed up

Senate Republicans unveil $72 billion budget package to fund ICE, CBP

(The Center Square) – Republicans are forging ahead with legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and U.S. Border Patrol along party lines. The two Senate committees tasked with constructing a filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill both unveiled the text of their proposals late Monday night. Taken together,

GOP senators renew calls to nuke filibuster after voter ID bill languishes

(The Center Square) – With Congress juggling government funding, the farm bill, government surveillance reauthorization and more, a Republican election security bill has taken a backseat, much to the chagrin of President Donald Trump. As U.S. lawmakers take a week-long recess, Trump and a vocal minority of Republican senators

Data centers — your electric bill could go up 3 to 6 times what you now pay | Thomas E. Towe

Data centers — your electric bill could go up 3 to 6 times what you now pay | Thomas E. Towe

I submit that data centers present the biggest challenge Montana has faced since the federal government released the North Central Power Study in 1971. This study said Montana, with 25% of the minable coal in the United States, should build 21 coal fired electrical generating plants in this state. As