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Senate Democrats blocked a defense bill that included a Senate Committee Pushes 3.6% Troop Pay Raise and New Robotics Command in 2027 Defense BillreportedMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.3.6% military pay raise and $14.7 billion for shipyards, with the vote failing 50-46. The House Republicans release $95 billion budget to fund defense and the SAVE Act14 policies · 127 articlesSAVE Act requiring physical proof of citizenship to register to vote remains stalled in the Senate, where Democrats say it would block eligible citizens from the rolls. Senator Lindsey Graham Darline Graham Nordone to be sworn in as successor to late Senator Lindsey Graham1 policy · 260 articlesdied July 12 at age 71, leaving the Senate Budget Committee without a chair and delaying votes on military aid and sanctions. Trump Trump reduces Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by 90 percent1 policy · 4 articlesshrunk the Grand Staircase-Escalante monument by 1.69 million acres to open the land to mining and energy development, which tribal groups say removes protections from sacred sites. The House passed the House schedules floor vote on permanent daylight saving time legislation1 policy · 13 articlesSunshine Protection Act 308-117 to make daylight saving time permanent, which would mean dark mornings until 9 a.m. in some states.