McMorris Rodgers votes ‘yes’; all Dems, Reichert, Herrera Beutler vote ‘no’ UPDATE (May 4, 2017) — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted...
UPDATE (May 3, 2017) — On Tuesday afternoon, the House voted to allow private-sector employers to avoid paying overtime pay by offering “compensatory time” off, essentially eliminating...
The following is from the American Federation of Government Employees: (April 24, 2017) — David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees,...
The following is from the AFL-CIO: (April 18, 2017) — Today, Americans will fulfill our civic duty of paying taxes to a system that is far...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 12, 2017) — Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ scrapping of the Obama administration’s student...
On break, some GOP members of Congress are hiding from constituents (April 10, 2017) — Congress is on recess for two weeks without taking any...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 6, 2017) — Time is running out for more than 22,000 retired members and their families. Unless Congress acts before April 30 to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 4, 2017) — Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)...
Sens. Murray, Cantwell both support filibuster of Supreme Court nominee SEATTLE (April 3, 2017) — On Saturday, April 1, hundreds gathered in downtown Seattle —...
Public outcry, plummeting polls doomed Republican repeal of ACA UPDATE (2 p.m. March 24, 2017) — In a dramatic conclusion to the Republican effort to...