This week a do-nothing Congress did something
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With polls showing their record unpopularity, lawmakers are suddenly looking for bipartisan deals.
BREAKING: Congress actually did its job this week
The partisan bickering isn’t over, but there’s a strong desire to secure at least some modest bipartisan deals.
Senate reaches bipartisan deal on unemployment benefits extension
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Breakthrough paves way for legislation to pass Senate in late March; chances in House unclear.
Congress clears bill to ease flood insurance hikes
Less than two years after passing major legislation aimed at reforming the government’s much-criticized flood insurance program, Congress on Thursday sent President Barack Obama a bill to scale back many of the resulting big flood insurance premium increases faced by hundreds of thousands of homeowners. The measure would also allow below-market insurance rates to be passed on to people buying homes with taxpayer-subsidized policies.
Senate passes flood insurance, child-care bills
Senate approves two bipartisan measures before leaving for a week-long recess
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