As the 116th session of Congress began in January, Democratic leadership wanted to expand the pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget enforcement mechanism to include revenue reductions. Some newly elected House Members preferred to have no deficit-focused restraints whatsoever. This debate was resolved the way most fiscal disputes in Washington, DC, are resolved: by deciding that deficit control measures should be ignored for the sake of political expediency.
Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.Along with the week’s roll call votes, the Senate also passed the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act (S. 3541), to improve health care and services for veterans exposed to.
WASHINGTON — With no key votes in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, here s a look at how West Virginia s U.S. Senators voted over the previous week.
WASHINGTON — With no key votes in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, here s a look at how West Virginia s U.S. Senators voted over the previous week.