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Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
Congressional Research Service · 2017-04-07 · Reports · 14,439 words · PDF available
The filibuster is widely viewed as one of the Senate’s most characteristic procedural features. Filibustering includes any use of dilatory or obstructive tactics to block a measure by preventing it fr...
Buy America, Transportation Infrastructure, and American Manufacturing
Congressional Research Service · 2017-04-07 · Resources · 1,455 words
Congress over the years has passed several domestic content laws that aim to protect American manufacturing and manufacturing jobs. One is known as the Buy America Act, or more simply, Buy America. St...
A Primer on WIC: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Congressional Research Service · 2017-04-07 · Reports · 11,475 words
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutrition-rich foods, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), and health care an...