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Senate Democrats to introduce bill to end federal ban against marijuana

Senate Democrats on Wednesday will move to advance legislation that seeks to end federal prohibition of marijuana and remove it from the government's list of controlled substances.

China denies forced labor allegations in Xinjiang solar material manufacturing

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China denies forced labor allegations in Xinjiang solar material manufacturing

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law punishing 'Big Tech censorship'

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law punishing 'Big Tech censorship'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law allowing legal action and fines against major tech companies that engage in censorship against residents and political candidates in the state.

Grassley, Sanders introduce bill requiring Pentagon to pass audits

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Grassley, Sanders introduce bill requiring Pentagon to pass audits

A bipartisan team of senators have introduced a bill that would require the Defense Department to pass a full, independent audit each year beginning in the fiscal year 2022.

Virginia Gov. Northam signs law legalizing simple marijuana possession

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Virginia Gov. Northam signs law legalizing simple marijuana possession

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation Wednesday legalizing simple marijuana possession for adults and calling for automatic expungement of past misdemeanor marijuana convictions beginning July 1.

Senate Democratic leader Schumer calls for marijuana legalization on '4/20 Day'

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Senate Democratic leader Schumer calls for marijuana legalization on '4/20 Day'

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, marking Tuesday as the unofficial holiday celebrating marijuana, called for the drug to be decriminalized at the federal level within the next year.

Senate Democrats unveil plans for tax hike on multinational corporations

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Senate Democrats unveil plans for tax hike on multinational corporations

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced a plan to increase taxes on U.S. multinational corporations by overhauling provisions included in the 2017 Republican tax bill.

Senate Democrats ask Biden for recurring stimulus payments, extended jobless benefits

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Senate Democrats ask Biden for recurring stimulus payments, extended jobless benefits

A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday asking him to include recurring relief payments and extended jobless benefits in his economic recovery plan.

Consumer groups urge Congress to protect stimulus payments from debt collectors

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Consumer groups urge Congress to protect stimulus payments from debt collectors

Lawmakers in Congress are trying to pass a piece of legislation to protect the new round of stimulus payments for Americans who are subject to having the money taken by private debt collectors.

Senate confirms Vilsack to lead USDA, Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador

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Senate confirms Vilsack to lead USDA, Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Tom Vilsack to head the Agriculture Department and Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

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Some members are starting to ask how you're going to explain if you're on recess and another round of these excessive bonuses comes out (or) it happens in another three weeks
Senate to recess without AIG action Apr 03, 2009

The process in respect to liquefied natural gas (pipeline placement) has been a disaster
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Creating a two-tiered system could have a chilling effect on small mom and pop businesses that can't afford the priority lane, leaving these smaller businesses no hope of competing against the Wal-Marts of the world
New bill promotes Net neutraity Mar 03, 2006

It's wrong to create an information superhighway that's strewn with discriminatory hurdles
New bill promotes Net neutraity Mar 03, 2006

Throughout his confirmation hearing, on issue after issue, the Ambassador ducked and avoided giving anything resembling a straightforward answer
Senate inks Negroponte as new intel chief Apr 21, 2005

Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden (born May 3, 1949) is the senior U.S. Senator for Oregon, serving since 1996, and a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1996.

Wyden was born Ronald Lee Wyden in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Edith (née Rosenow) and Peter H. Wyden (1923-1998), both of whom were Jewish and had fled Nazi Germany a few years earlier. Wyden grew up in Palo Alto, California, where he was a basketball star for Palo Alto High School. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara on a basketball scholarship, and later transferred to Stanford University, where he received his B.A. in 1971. He received a J.D. degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1974.

While teaching gerontology at several Oregon universities, Wyden founded the Oregon chapter of the Gray Panthers; he led that organization from 1974 to 1980. Wyden is also the former director of the Oregon Legal Services Center for Elderly, a nonprofit law service.

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