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A quiet bargain over the farm bill leftovers
Lawmakers spent April 23, 2026 arguing over a USMCA enforcement package, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 23, 2026
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The Floor
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The Floor
Ways and Means turns to a border supplemental as Green Bay watches
Lawmakers spent April 14, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 14, 2026
The Floor
In Des Moines, a USMCA enforcement hammer fast-tracks the map
Lawmakers spent April 13, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 13, 2026
The Floor
In Allentown, the debt-limit shadow play revives the map
Lawmakers spent April 12, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 12, 2026
The Floor
In Savannah, a Canada-sensitive auto rider stalls the map
Lawmakers spent April 11, 2026 arguing over a strategic petroleum rider, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 11, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2277 and the problem of the December funding patch
Lawmakers spent April 10, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 10, 2026
The Floor
Foreign Relations turns to the debt-limit shadow play as Boise watches
Lawmakers spent April 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 · Apr 9, 2026
The Floor
In Grand Rapids, the farm bill leftovers buries the map
Lawmakers spent April 8, 2026 arguing over a border supplemental, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 8, 2026
The Floor
Bill 2241 and the problem of a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent April 7, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 7, 2026
The Floor
The mail-in voting statute hiding inside a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent April 6, 2026 arguing over a mail-in voting statute, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 6, 2026
The Floor
A USMCA enforcement hammer: the view from the border
Lawmakers spent April 5, 2026 arguing over an energy emergency resolution, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 5, 2026
The Floor
The farm bill leftovers: the view from the border
Lawmakers spent April 4, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Elena Voss · Apr 4, 2026
The Floor
Green Bay cannot look away from a Canada-sensitive auto rider
Lawmakers spent April 3, 2026 arguing over a stopgap spending bill, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 3, 2026
The Floor
In Wilmington, a USMCA enforcement hammer rewrites the map
Lawmakers spent April 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 · Apr 2, 2026
The Floor
Canada’s stake in a border supplemental just got larger
Lawmakers spent April 1, 2026 arguing over a defence production rewrite, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Apr 1, 2026
The Floor
An ugly bargain over a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 31, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 31, 2026
The Floor
The northern border staffing measure hiding inside a border supplemental
Lawmakers spent March 30, 2026 arguing over a northern border staffing measure, and discovered again that Canada is sitting in the margins of the text.
Amrita Shah · Mar 30, 2026
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