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Inside Congress, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Friday, Feb. 9, where certain lawmakers are contemplating watching the Super Bowl in the Capitol likeYes, it’s happening: Senators are gearing up to be here all weekend to work through the long process of passing the foreign aid supplemental.
There’s a drawn-out process for passing legislation of this size and controversy which can only be bypassed with unanimous consent. Sen. Rand Paul has repeatedly said he’ll block any such agreement, so finishing the bill is going to eat significantly into the two-week recess that senators were expecting to start Friday.Lawmakers will vote on the motion to proceed on the supplemental funding package at roughly 7 p.m. That needs only needs a simple majority to pass. After that, Schumer will likely file cloture on a substitute amendment, setting up the next crucial votes for Sunday. We’ll spare you the rest of the process, but the short version is that the Senate could be voting until: POLITICO California is growing, reinforcing our role as the indispensable insider source for reporting on politics, policy and power. From the corridors of power in Sacramento and Los Angeles to the players and innovation hubs in Silicon Valley, we're your go-to for navigating the political landscape across the state. Exclusive scoops, essential daily newsletters, unmatched policy reporting and insights — POLITICO California is your key to unlocking Golden State politics.Friday, lending support at a crucial moment: The Senate is finally moving on the supplemental, which would send Ukraine $60 billion in military aid, and questions persist about how House Speaker Mike Johnson will handle it if it passes. “We must not back down in our fight against the aggressor. For this fight to be effective, we need the support of allies, most notably the United States,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “I am confident that Congress will make the decision to provide Ukraine with the necessary aid. This will fortify our defense.” The delegation to Kyiv included House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner plus Reps. Jason Crow , French Hill , Zach Nunn , and Abigail Spanberger . They were joined in their meeting with Zelensky by U.S. ambassador Bridget Brink. Johnson has expressed support for Ukraine in the past but has not said whether he’d put the Senate bill, opposed by many Republicans, on the House floor for a vote. “We'll see what the Senate does,” he told reporters earlier this week. “We spent a lot of time on the House side waiting, awaiting the Senate's action and it's frustrating sometimes, but that's the way the process is.”: From the newsroom that doesn’t sleep, POLITICO's New York Playbook is the ultimate guide for power players navigating the intricate landscape of Empire State politics. Stay ahead of the curve with the latest and most important stories from Albany, New York City and around the state, with in-depth, original reporting to stay ahead of policy trends and political developments.is now special assistant to the president and Senate liaison. He most recently was legislative director for Sen. Patty Murray .is joining Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office as deputy press secretary. He was most recently a communications associate at Boundary Stone Partners.Over the last 10 years, Kroger has grown its unionized workforce by over 100,000 members, making it one of America’s largest unionized workforces. Kroger has raised wages and increased benefits to respect and reward associates who fuel our success.post-close to continue raising associate wages and providing comprehensive industry-leading benefits. If the merger is blocked, the non-union retailers like Walmart and Amazon will become even more powerful and unaccountable – and that’s bad for everyone.correctly answered that the Udall political dynasty had three members running for the Senate at the same time — Tom Udall, Mark Udall and Gordon Smith.It's well known that President George Herbert Walker Bush did not like broccoli. What vegetable did President Harry S. Truman dislike? The first person to correctly guess gets a mention in the next edition of Inside Congress. Send your answers to Daniella Diaz is a congressional reporter for POLITICO. She is the primary author of the Hill team's flagship newsletter Inside CongressBefore joining POLITICO in February 2023, she was a CNN congressional reporter, where she covered the House. In 2020, she traversed the country as an CNN campaign embed covering the campaign efforts of then-Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Elizabeth Warren . Her coverage at CNN also has taken her to Tijuana, Mexico, to report on deported veterans, as well as to Havana for reporting on U.S.-Cuba relations. Previously, Daniella covered the 2018 midterms for CNN, focusing mainly on races in Florida, and reported on daily Hill breaking news for CNN Digital as well as breaking news on the 2016 election for CNN Politics.A proud Texan, Diaz hails from McAllen and graduated from The University of Texas — Rio Grande Valley. She is fluent in Spanish and, when she’s not at Hill stakeouts, working on a masters’ degree in creative writing nonfiction at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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