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Support for Ryan’s speaker bid varies among region’s lawmakers
Reactions from Washington and Idaho members of Congress to Ryan’s expected speakership were mixed.
Ex-Im Bank reauthorization passes House
House reauthorizes Export-Import Bank.
Congress moves Ex-Im Bank legislation out of committee
Congress begins voting on reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank. More votes coming Tuesday.
Ex-Im Bank faces crucial vote
House expected to vote Monday on reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, which critics call the “Bank of Boeing.”
McMorris Rodgers, Cantwell told to prepare for next year’s wildfire season
The time to start preparing for next year’s wildfire season is now, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Sen. Maria Cantwell were told Wednesday. Forecasters predict a warm winter, which means the threat of widespread blazes could continue into 2016.
2016 ballot continues to expand
Voters may be focused on the 2015 election, but some politicians are already moving on to 2016.
Congress bracing for fight over Planned Parenthood
As House Republicans name a special subcommittee to investigate Planned Parenthood, Sen. Patty Murray calls it “transparent pandering.”
McMorris Rodgers explains why she opted out of run for higher post
Cathy McMorris Rodgers says she didn’t drop out of the race for a higher position in House Republican leadership. She never officially got in it.
McMorris Rodgers won’t seek higher GOP post
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers will not seek a new leadership post as House Republicans realign their top spots in the wake of John Boehner’s resignation.
McMorris Rodgers not running for new GOP post
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is urging her Republican colleagues to find ways to work together but refusing to say publicly whether she is seeking to move up in House leadership.
McMorris Rodgers mum about her plans for the future
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers won’t run for a higher GOP post.
McMorris Rodgers seeking House majority leader post, reports say
The Washington Post and Politico are reporting that Spokane’s Republican congresswoman is a candidate for the second-highest position in the House of Representatives. And Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers isn’t denying the reports.
McMorris Rodgers pursuing majority leader position in Congress, according to Politico
The Washington Post and Politico are reporting that Spokane’s Republican Congresswoman is a candidate for the second-highest office in the House of Representatives.
Region’s Republicans express respect for Boehner
Resigning House Speaker John Boehner “was the right man at the right time,” the Spokane Republican who served on his leadership team said Friday. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who was often at the lectern with Boehner when House GOP leaders made announcements or answered questions about key policy issues, rose to prominence in the Republican hierarchy with Boehner at the helm. Currently the House Republican Conference chairwoman, the No. 4 spot, she is the highest- ranking woman in GOP leadership.
McMorris Rodgers: Boehner was ‘right man at right time’
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers praised Speaker John Boehner for his leadership.
Patty Murray invites Gonzaga graduate to watch pontiff
WASHINGTON – The frenzy surrounding Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States comes with an extra dose of excitement for one Washington native. John Winslow, a recent Gonzaga University graduate, received Sen. Patty Murray’s one and only invitation to watch the pontiff address Congress on Thursday.
McMorris Rodgers’ vote draws pink protest
A sea of pink signs and T-shirts in support of Planned Parenthood spilled off the sidewalk in front of U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ Spokane office and into the street Tuesday. More than 200 people showed up in opposition to McMorris Rodgers’ vote last week to defund the organization, which provides free birth control, cancer screenings, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases as well as abortions.
Public support for embattled charter schools key, McMorris Rodgers says at Pride Prep visit
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers visited one of Spokane’s charter schools, Pride Prep, in a show of support Monday. “We need to say ‘yes’ to charter schools,” she said. “We need to impress that upon the governor and Legislature.”
Cathy McMorris Rodgers says she’s not running for House majority leader
Published rumors that she is preparing a run for House majority leader are “a mischaracterization and misinformed,” U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Monday. A report that first surfaced on the Politico website last week said McMorris Rodgers has consulted other lawmakers in an effort to move up the ranks.
McMorris Rodgers votes to defund Planned Parenthood
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was one of 239 House Republicans who voted Friday to deny federal funds to Planned Parenthood, the controversial reproductive care group that has come under fire in recent weeks.