Tag: Kevin McCarthy
California farm region plagued by dirty air looks to Trump
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - California's vast San Joaquin Valley, the country's most productive farming region, is engulfed by some of the nation's dirtiest skies,...
House to vote on Trump’s $1.6B border wall request next week
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are moving next week to fund President Donald Trump's $1.6 billion request to begin construction of his oft-promised wall...
House reaches deal on biggest expansion of GI Bill in decade
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade,...
Lawmakers reach initial deal to expand GI education bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade,...
McConnell nixes part of Senate vacation to deal with backlog
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday canceled the first two weeks of the usually sacrosanct August recess to give lawmakers time...
Congress passes long-sought VA accountability bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved long-sought legislation Tuesday to make firing employees easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs, part of an effort urged...