Members of Congress return this week from a two-week recess with a full agenda and without much time in which to accomplish their goals before turning their attention fully to the midterm elections. The Senate is scheduled to be in session for 104 days between now and Election Day, and the House, 71. We've rounded up issues we think will receive floor time prior to the election.
Read Morehe immigration debate has always pitted Democrats’ desire for legalization and a pathway to citizenship against Republicans’ advocacy for more stringent border security and interior enforcement. Will there actually be a deal on DACA before the new February 8th deadline?
Read MoreAs we begin the new fiscal year (FY18), we know that congressional Republicans want to accomplish two major goals: passage of a budget resolution and a tax reform package. And when you add in, FY18 appropriations, which Congress must address by December 8, that is a very ambitious agenda.
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