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Senate adjourns for Christmas break
Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. THE Senate adjourned for its Christmas break on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, after ratifying the national budget bill, which Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said will provide the much-needed boost to the country's defensive posture in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)."As we have learned from the constant
Senate: APC debunks nominating Umahi’s brother to replace him
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, has debunked reports that it has nominated former Gov. David Umahi’s brother, Austin, to replace him in the Senate. The Ebonyi South senatorial district seat became vacant after Sen. David Umahi was appointed Minister of Works.Advertisement The state Chairman of the party, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, debunked the report
U.S. Senate committee’s deforestation probe cites Lear leather suppliers
Skip to main content Lear Corp.'s leather suppliers may be linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon Nic Antaya/Crain’s Detroit Business Lear Corp.'s Southfield, Mich., headquarters. The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has requested information from automotive seating supplier Lear Corp. as part of an ongoing investigation into forced labor and environmental abuses in Brazilian
US Senate passes bill to end debt ceiling stand-off and avoid default
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Senate panel advances PBM legislation
Skip to main content Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) A key congressional committee intensified the political pressure on pharmacy benefit managers on Thursday by approving a bipartisan bill that would curb industry practices that have attracted increasing government scrutiny. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted 18-3 to
Senate Presidency: PDP Senators-Elect Reject Akpabio’s Ambition
The aspiration of the anointed candidate for the office of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has suffered a setback as the major opposition caucus in the Senate has rejected his choice. The much-awaited zoning arrangement for the leadership of the 10th Assembly was made public at the end of
The Nigerian Senate Senate Says Govt Agencies, Military Owe Electricity Firms The Federal Government has said that the cost of electricity consumption in Nigeria is among the cheapest and most defaulted by consumers in the world. This came as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Senator Gabriel Suswam, said Electricity Distribution Companies had
Senate parents banding together to push through social media ban for kids
Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly when she is at home in Alabama — at school track meets, basketball tournaments and on her regular morning walks with friends. And when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, “parent after parent” came up to her wanting to discuss the way social
Texas Senate passes $10B plan to develop gas power plants
Dive Brief: The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved a package of energy reforms including a $10 billion “energy insurance program” that aims to shore up grid reliability through development of a fleet of new gas-fired power plants capable of providing 10,000 MW. SB 6 passed 22-9, but it faces broad opposition from the power sector
U.S. Senate Republicans put Biden on notice over debt ceiling
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) calls for the rescinding of the COVID-19 mandate for U.S. military during a press conference about the National Defense Authorization Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hocks By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two dozen U.S. Senate Republicans warned Democratic President