The Floor
A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from Langley
Lawmakers spent February 17, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 17, 2026
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Amrita Shah
Amrita Shah reports on the House and Senate, including trade, spending and the committee rooms where Canadian files go to live or die.
236 stories in the Washington archive
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K Street stays late on a USMCA enforcement hammer
Feb 16, 2026
Fresno cannot look away from the debt-limit shadow play
Feb 15, 2026
K Street stays late on the debt-limit shadow play
Feb 14, 2026
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list
Feb 13, 2026
The strategic petroleum rider hiding inside the Pentagon’s wish list
Feb 11, 2026
British Columbia’s ports confront a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Feb 10, 2026
The file
The Floor
Bill 1557 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent February 9, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 9, 2026
The Floor
In Des Moines, the farm bill leftovers fast-tracks the map
Lawmakers spent February 7, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 7, 2026
The Floor
The farm-state biofuels carve-out hiding inside the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent February 6, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 6, 2026
The Floor
Bill 1521 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent February 5, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 5, 2026
The Floor
The intelligence panel turns to the farm bill leftovers as Little Rock watches
Lawmakers spent February 4, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 4, 2026
The Floor
Alberta’s oil patch confronts an emergency war authorization
Lawmakers spent February 3, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 3, 2026
The Floor
The transactional week Washington loads the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent February 2, 2026 arguing over a sanctions package aimed at Tehran, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 2, 2026
The Floor
A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from the border
Lawmakers spent February 1, 2026 arguing over an AI liability bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Feb 1, 2026
The Floor
An expensive bargain over a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent January 31, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 31, 2026
The Floor
The drug-price transparency act hiding inside a USMCA enforcement hammer
Lawmakers spent January 30, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 30, 2026
The Floor
Bill 1437 and the problem of the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent January 29, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 29, 2026
The Floor
Alberta’s oil patch confronts the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent January 28, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 28, 2026
The Floor
An emergency war authorization: the view from Capitol Hill
Lawmakers spent January 27, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 27, 2026
The Floor
Chattanooga cannot look away from the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent January 26, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 26, 2026
The Floor
Bill 1377 and the problem of the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent January 24, 2026 arguing over a drug-price transparency act, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 24, 2026
The Floor
The farm bill leftovers: the view from K Street
Lawmakers spent January 23, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 23, 2026
The Floor
An emergency war authorization: the view from Capitol Hill
Lawmakers spent January 22, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 22, 2026
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