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Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the $1.1 trillion 2015 federal spending bill. Niels Lesniewski also spoke by phone about the legislation. There program contains language…

CQ Roll Call reporter Niels Lesniewski talked about the week ahead for Congress as lawmakers return to Washington from the 2014 Thanksgiving recess, including potential legislative action on…

Niels Lesniewski, speaking by phone, previewed the Senate Republican agenda for the 114 Congress.

Panelists talked about the structure of the 114th Congress, who might chair key committees, and how Republicans and President Obama might deal with issues such as health care and immigration…

Niels Lesniewski talked by Skype about the remaining legislative items facing Congress ahead of adjourning for five weeks in August and again in September before the November 2014 midterm el…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on President Obama’s remarks that Americans were “better off now than five years ago.” Niels Lesniewski spoke by phone about the latest congress…

Senate Republican Conference Chair John Thune (R-SD) talked about the 2014 and 2016 elections and issues such as transportation funding, the economy, and Iraq. He also talked about his suppo…

Telephone lines are open for viewer comments on their message to Congress regarding Iraq. Niels Lesniewski spoke by phone the House and Senate agenda for the week, including the House lea…

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) talked about possible legislative action in the Senate to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline without the president’s signature. The State Department had recently ann…

Niel Lesniewski, speaking by phone, previewed the House and Senate agenda for the week as they attempted to wrap up business before recessing. The Senate was scheduled to be in session all n…

Niels Lesniewski talked about the Senate vote to raise the debt limit bill. He explained the process that was used and why the names of senators were not called out as the vote progressed.

Niels Lesniewski, staff writer for Roll Call, reported by telephone on the options available for Congress to make changes at the National Security Agency (NSA) in the wake of President Obama…