Karoun Demirjian

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Yerington land swap bill getting more love in Senate than House: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; Back in February, the Nevada delegation agreed that the best way to get the Lyon County land swap legislation through Congress was to have the House of Representatives act on it first.
In partisan vote, House opts for new abortion limits: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ban abortions after 20 weeks, with the Nevada delegation split down the party line.
Budget office: Immigration bill would not add to federal deficit: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; The Congressional Budget Office determined late Tuesday that the Senate’s immigration bill will not add to the federal deficit in the short or the long term, enervating one of the most powerful arguments against passing immigration reform and giving Democrats something to crow about.
On immigration reform, D.C. has a House divided: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; As the Senate tries to muster a bipartisan compromise on comprehensive immigration reform, inter-party camaraderie in the House is headed for a breakdown.
GOP threatens to build Yucca if Reid kills filibuster: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; Sen. Harry Reid has long been warning Republicans he has the power to get his agenda around their “nay” votes by curtailing the procedural filibuster.
Report: Immigration bill cuts deficit by $197 billion in 10 years: Tuesday, June 18, 2013; The Congressional Budget Office has determined that the Senate’s immigration bill will not add to the federal deficit in the short or the long term, curbing a powerful argument against passing immigration reform.
GOP bill would feed new funding to stalled Yucca Mountain project: Monday, June 17, 2013; The annual federal fiscal fight over Yucca Mountain is on once again, now that House Republicans have released their annual appropriations proposal for fiscal 2014.
Rep. Heck's House seat among those poised for a fight in '14: Sunday, June 16, 2013; In 2014, Nevada’s highest elections are races for the House of Representatives, and among them, experts are predicting a knock-down, drag-out fight in only the 3rd Congressional District.
Dealmaker Reid says no one in D.C. will play along, but would they?: Sunday, June 16, 2013; Legislation, as Sen. Harry Reid often says, is the art of compromise. But lately, Reid is not in a compromising mood. “Who would I negotiate with?” Reid said in an interview with the Sun last week, when asked about his recently expressed reticence to parley with Republicans over how to keep student loan rates from rising on July 1, an issue on which Republicans and Reid’s Democrats differ. “I don’t know of anyone. I’m serious about that. I don’t know of anyone.”
Senate nearly votes on Heller's Nevada immigration amendment: Thursday, June 13, 2013; Sen. Dean Heller’s amendment to include Nevada on the immigration bill’s Southern Border Security Commission almost got its day on the Senate floor Thursday, when Sen. Harry Reid suggested the Senate vote to approve it.

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Watchdog group hounds government for files on Ensign case: Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a formal complaint this week to force the DOJ to turn over files collected during its now-defunct investigation of John Ensign.
Senate passes tax cut extension for those earning $250,000 or less: Wednesday, July 25, 2012; Democrats in the Senate faced down the closest thing to a legislative dare from Republican leaders Wednesday and passed a tax cut extension for those earning $250,000 or less by a simple majority.
Senate observes moment of silence in honor of Colorado shooting victims: Monday, July 23, 2012; Sen. Harry Reid led the Senate in a moment of silence Monday afternoon for the moviegoers who died in a horrific shooting in Aurora, Colo., last week, making special mention of one of the victims who hails from Reno.
Dean Heller files amendment that repeals tax breaks for oil companies: Wednesday, March 28, 2012; Nevada Sen. Dean Heller still probably won’t be voting for the Democrats’ Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act when the Senate votes on it later this week. But that didn’t stop him from pulling a sleight of hand Tuesday to claim the issue as his own.
Vote on bureau chief could have larger ramifications for Nevada: Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011; The White House is turning up the pressure on Republican Senators in seven states, including Nevada, to press them to vote to confirm former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray as director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when his nomination comes before the Senate this week.
Democrats suggest not sitting by party at State of Union: Friday, Jan. 14, 2011; There are many traditions associated with the president’s State of the Union address. Democrats are pushing to turn one of the most longstanding traditions on its head.
Obama administration eyes reduction in greenhouse gas emissions: Monday, Jan. 3, 2011; With the political momentum for energy legislation ground to a standstill in Congress, the Obama administration is taking the reins on emissions reform, issuing a sweeping new framework of greenhouse gas reduction requirements that are causing energy providers across the country to do a slow burn.
House OKs 9/11 health care bill, Heller leaves early: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010; Winter vacation is finally starting for members of the House of Representatives — though for one Nevada rep, it looks like it came a little bit early.
9/11 health care bill still on Reid's agenda: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010; So it appears the lame duck session is boiling down to a standoff over one final bill — once the Senate ratifies the START treaty today that is. But this is no normal political fistfight.
Senate improves food safety screenings: Monday, Dec. 20, 2010; Chalk one up for the spirit of compromise: the Senate actually agreed on something. Something kind of complicated.