Alan Fram, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., leads a vote on the Inflation Reduction Act in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

by Alan Fram Associated PressAugust 12, 2022

WASHINGTON — A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats’ flagship climate and health care bill, handing President Joe Biden a back-from-the-dead triumph on coveted priorities the party hopes will bolster their prospects for keeping…

FILE - President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on his way to his Rehoboth Beach, Del., home, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a compromise less ambitious than Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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Senate Democrats approve $740B budget package

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressAugust 7, 2022

President Joe Biden speaks about the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Signs encouraging for economic bill

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJuly 28, 2022

FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks to reporters outside the hearing room where he chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, at the Capitol in Washington, July 19, 2022. Manchin announced Wednesday, July 27, that he had reached an expansive agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer which had eluded them for months on health care costs, energy and climate issues, taxing higher earners and large corporations and reducing federal debt. (AP Photo/J....

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Manchin, Schumer report budget deal

by Alan Fram Associated PressJuly 27, 2022

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., pay their respects as the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Washington. Manchin has told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that he will oppose a economic measure if it includes climate or energy provisions or boosts taxes on the rich or corporations. (Tom Williams/Pool photo via AP)

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Biden tells Dems to quickly pass pared-down economic package

by Alan Fram Associated PressJuly 15, 2022

From left, Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., attend an event on the steps of the U.S. Capitol about gun violence Friday.

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Congress sends gun violence bill to Biden

by Alan Fram Associated PressJune 24, 2022

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has led the Democrats in bipartisan Senate talks to rein in gun violence, talks to reporters, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Senate bargainers reached agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill yesterday, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer predicting Senate approval later this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate strikes deal on gun bill

by Alan Fram Associated PressJune 22, 2022

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a rally near Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 10, 2022, urging Congress to pass gun legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Senate announces modest legislative package on gun safety

by Alan Fram Associated PressJune 12, 2022

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky talks with reporters after a policy luncheon Tuesday at the Capitol in Washington.

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GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration

by Alan Fram Associated PressApril 5, 2022

FILE - The Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington is seen June 30, 2021. The Capitol will reopen to the public Monday for guided tours for limited groups of people who have registered in advance, congressional officials said Wednesday, March 23, 2022, two years after the pandemic prompted the cessation of such visits. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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US Capitol reopening for limited public tours after 2 years

by Alan Fram Associated PressMarch 23, 2022