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In Grand Rapids, a border supplemental marks up the map
Lawmakers spent January 11, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 11, 2026
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The Floor
Green Bay cannot look away from a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent January 4, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 4, 2026
The Floor
An unfinished bargain over the Pentagon’s wish list
Lawmakers spent January 3, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 3, 2026
The Floor
The farm-state biofuels carve-out hiding inside the debt-limit shadow play
Lawmakers spent January 2, 2026 arguing over a farm-state biofuels carve-out, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 2, 2026
The Floor
The legal week Washington marks up a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent January 1, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Jan 1, 2026
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