The plans were canceled because they did not meet new minimum coverage requirements set by the law. On November 14, , under pressure from Democratic members of Congress, President Obama announced the administration's intention to allow people whose insurance plans had been canceled to re-enroll in their plans.
On December 19, , the administration announced that those whose plans were canceled under the law met the Health and Human Services Department 's "hardship exemption.
On June 20, , the House voted down its own version of the massive farm bill that would have set the course of U. Members voted down the bill in a vote that only won 24 Democratic votes. On June 10, , the Senate voted 66 to 27 to approve a farm bill that was expected to help set the course of U. Compared with the Senate bill, the House bill had less money designated for food stamps and nutrition.
There was also somewhat less money for conservation, slightly deeper cuts to commodity payments and a bit more money for crop insurance, due to a number of different rules used to calculate payments.
On June 18, , the House voted , mostly along party lines, to approve a ban on late-term abortions, or abortions occurring after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Some of the notable votes included:. Republicans who voted against:.
Note: Reps. Woodall and Broun were opposed because they felt the bill did not go far enough and left exceptions to the ban. Democrats who voted in favor:.
Paul Ryan R for the third straight year. The proposal was killed after being voted down in the U. Senate with a vote. The bill had opposition from 10 Republicans — the same number that voted against it in In only four Republicans cast a vote in opposition. Democrats unanimously voted against the bill every year. On March 23, , after an all-night debate that ended just before 5 a. All four were from red states and were up for re-election in A budget was not passed. I will speak until I can no longer speak.
Rand Paul initiated a filibuster to delay the senate vote on the confirmation of the President's nominee to the head of the CIA and to draw attention to the questions surrounding the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or "drones" by the executive branch.
Paul began speaking shortly before noon on Wednesday and continued to speak for 12 hours and 52 minutes, which marks his speech as the 9th longest filibuster in the history of the Senate. And it was left unguarded," he said. The main topic of Paul's speech was the use of drones as a means of attacking American citizens on U. Is that what we really want from our government? Paul protested the lack of transparency in the drone program, asking "What will be the standard for how we kill Americans in America?
Could political dissent be part of the standard for drone strikes? A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.
The answer to that is no. The nuclear option uses an interpretation of Senate procedure to be able to change chamber rules with a simple majority vote. In this case, the option was used to change the vote requirement for executive nominee confirmations to be considered on the floor. The nuclear option changed the requirement to a simple majority. The threat of the nuclear option occurred in many Congresses, but none had put the option into use. The nuclear option was invoked in response to Senate Republicans blocking the nomination of three D.
Circuit Court judges. The rule change passed by a vote of , with Carl Levin , Joe Manchin and Mark Pryor being the only Democrats to vote in opposition. According to the Congressional Research Service, of the 67 times between and the filibuster was used on a judicial nominee, 31 were during during the Obama administration. The change in rules specifically did not apply to legislation or Supreme Court nominees.
But it's not quite that simple. The th Congress will also include the first openly bisexual congresswoman Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. Congress will also swear in its first openly gay lawmaker of color Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif. Women will now comprise 20 percent of the Senate and nearly 18 percent of the House.
New Hampshire will be the first state to send women, and only women, to Washington for representation. Another woman, Maggie Hassan, was elected governor. And there will also be a number of rising stars to watch out for: Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-Mass. The architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Warren portrayed herself as a champion for the middle class, consumers and women and jumped into the national spotlight with a prime speaking spot at the Democratic National Convention.
Tammy Duckworth D-Ill. For over 40 years, the CBC has remained committed to being the voice of the voiceless and to keeping the issues of disparities at the forefront. This th Congress prepares to willingly undergo what seems to be the most challenging yet most promising battles in legislative history. From health care to LGBT rights, the continuous debate on equality remains as one of the top agenda items for this Congress.
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