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House plans vote on GOP spending bill as Trump lobbies Republican holdouts

Tuesday, March 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republicans are slated to vote Tuesday on their spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, that would fund the government at current levels through Sept. 30, 2025.In the absence of Democratic support, the vote represents a major test for Speaker Mike... Read More.

Zelenskyy lobbies Congress for Ukraine aid at center of GOP spending battle

Thursday, September 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Washington on Thursday to make the case for $24 billion more in U.S. aid tied up in a showdown between House Republicans over spending.Zelenskyy's first stop was Capitol Hill, where he was lobbying lawmakers behind closed... Read More.

Zelenskyy lobbies Congress with Ukraine aid at center of GOP spending battle

Thursday, September 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came Washington on Thursday to make the case for $24 billion more in U.S. tied up in a showdown between House Republicans over spending.Zelenskyy's first stop was Capitol Hill, where he was lobbying lawmakers behind closed doors.... Read More.

Amanda Bynes lobbies judge to end conservatorship

Friday, February 25 by ABC News

Following Britney Spears being freed from her conservatorship, former Easy A star Amanda Bynes has reportedly lobbied a Los Angeles judge to end hers. Bynes' mother Lynn was put in charge of her affairs temporarily following a 2013 incident in which Bynes reportedly set fire to a driveway. After the driveway incident, Bynes was... Read More.

Meghan Markle calling: Duchess lobbies Republican senators for paid family leave

Wednesday, November 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As House Democrats on Wednesday surprisingly moved to add paid family leave back into the $1.75 trillion social spending and climate policy bill -- word came that none other than Meghan Markle was lobbying senators on the issue -- personally.In what might... Read More.

Mother of fallen Capitol Police officer lobbies GOP senators on Jan. 6 commission

Thursday, May 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The mother of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick returned to the site of the Jan. 6 attack on Thursday to lobby Senate Republicans to vote to establish a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate assault that she argues caused her son's death."This... Read More.

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