CAFTA vote splits Congress amid recess pause
Congress adjourns for summer recess as House votes 217 to 215 to approve CAFTA HR 3045, seeking to lower trade barriers with Central American nations while sparking debate over jobs, wages, and protections. Postal and health plan bills also move, with mixed support and budget implications.
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Congress Passes National Energy Policy and Transportation Bill
The House approved 275 to 156 a 1700 page national energy policy including tax breaks and subsidies to boost oil gas coal and renewables with projected rise in foreign oil share by 2025. It also backed a 286.4 billion six year highways and transit plan and a 3.8 billion legislative branch budget. Senate actions included gun safety and immunity measures and mandatory child safety devices for handguns.
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