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As the primary season heats up, even the media turns to us to lose the
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the new year, including 6,483 new statements, 95 new bills & resolutions,
and what Congress had to say about the impeachment trials!

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HOT TOPICS

Iowa Caucuses & New Hampshire Primary

The 2020 election season kicked off with the Iowa Caucuses on February 3
and the New Hampshire Primary on February 11. Click [4]here to review
tentative Iowa results and [5]here for the New Hampshire results.

State of the Union

On February 4, President Trump gave his third State of the Union address.
Click [6]here to review the address with the help of Bull, our new fact
checking feature in partnership with The Washington Post Fact Checker,
PolitiFact, and FactCheck.org.

Puerto Rico Earthquake

Puerto Rico experienced a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in January. Click
[7]here to see what members of Congress had to say about not only the
disaster, but the FEMA funds the territory requested afterward.

VOTES

Mexico-Canada Agreement

The Senate voted 89-10 to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement,
which was signed into law on January 29. Click [8]here to see our coverage
of the bill, and then click [9]here to see what your representatives had to
say about it.

Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

In January, the House voted 262-155 to pass the Protecting Older Workers
Against Discrimination Act. Click [10]here to see our coverage of the
bill.

PFAS Action Act

On January 10, the House voted 247-159 to pass a bill requiring the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate per-and polyfluoroalkyl
(PFAS) substances as hazardous. Click [11]here to see our highlights of the
vote.

Impeachment Trial

1.) The Senate Trial

The impeachment trials made their way to the Senate in January.
Click [12]here to see what your senators said about the process.

2.) Senate Resolution 488

On January 31st, the Senate voted 51-49 against calling additional
witnesses for the trials. Click [13]here to see how your senators voted.

3.) House Resolution 755

On February 5, the Senate voted to acquit President Trump on both articles
of impeachment. Click [14]here to see our coverage.

[15]Click here to review how House Representatives voted on impeachment in
December

[16]Click here to read statements from 2020 candidates on the impeachment
trial

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updates soon. Until then, keep up with the latest information on the
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