Nina Heller

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at CQ News

Reporter at Roll Call

Congress @rollcall & @cqnow. @theeagleonline alum. California originally, DC currently. She/her

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Schumer announces holds on Justice Department nominees

1 month ago | rollcall.com | Nina Heller

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced Tuesday that he will place holds on all Justice Department political appointees until Attorney General Pamela Bondi answers questions about reports that Qatar is offering to gift President Donald Trump a plane to use as Air Force One, as well as Bondi’s approval of the deal.
Being a mom in Congress is hard. But it doesn’t have to be, members say

1 month ago | courant.com | Nina Heller

By Nina Heller, CQ-Roll CallWASHINGTON — When Rep. Linda T. Sánchez had her son in 2009, she planned to spend a month with her baby before returning to Congress. It didn’t work out that way. Still recovering from a cesarean section, the California Democrat was needed for votes on the House floor two weeks after giving birth.
Senate stablecoin bill trips on cloture vote

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Nina Heller

By Nina Heller, CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON - The Senate didn't muster enough votes to carry a stablecoin bill across a procedural hurdle Thursday, leaving in limbo a bill that only two months ago found bipartisan support in the Senate Banking Committee. The 48-49 cloture vote on whether to proceed to the bill came after Democrats decided that bill sponsor Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., didn't go far enough to satisfy them in the revised bill he released on May 1.
Being a mom in Congress is hard. But it doesn't have to be, members say

1 month ago | gazettextra.com | Nina Heller

WASHINGTON - When Rep. Linda T. Sánchez had her son in 2009, she planned to spend a month with her baby before returning to Congress. It didn't work out that way. Still recovering from a cesarean section, the California Democrat was needed for votes on the House floor two weeks after giving birth. And when the House Ways and Means Committee started marking up the 2010 health care law soon after, she sat in meetings that stretched late into the night, using a nearby office to breastfeed.
Being a mom in Congress is hard. But it doesn't have to be, members say

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Nina Heller

WASHINGTON - When Rep. Linda T. Sánchez had her son in 2009, she planned to spend a month with her baby before returning to Congress. It didn't work out that way. Still recovering from a cesarean section, the California Democrat was needed for votes on the House floor two weeks after giving birth. And when the House Ways and Means Committee started marking up the 2010 health care law soon after, she sat in meetings that stretched late into the night, using a nearby office to breastfeed.
Senate stablecoin bill trips on cloture vote

1 month ago | union-bulletin.com | Nina Heller

WASHINGTON — The Senate didn’t muster enough votes to carry a stablecoin bill across a procedural hurdle Thursday, leaving in limbo a bill that only two months ago found bipartisan support in the Senate Banking Committee. The 48-49 cloture vote on whether to proceed to the bill came after Democrats decided that bill sponsor Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., didn’t go far enough to satisfy them in the revised bill he released on May 1.
Senate stablecoin bill trips on cloture vote

1 month ago | arcamax.com | Nina Heller

WASHINGTON — The Senate didn’t muster enough votes to carry a stablecoin bill across a procedural hurdle Thursday, leaving in limbo a bill that only two months ago found bipartisan support in the Senate Banking Committee. The 48-49 cloture vote on whether to proceed to the bill came after Democrats decided that bill sponsor Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., didn’t go far enough to satisfy them in the revised bill he released on May 1.
Being a mom in Congress is hard. But it doesn’t have to be, members say

1 month ago | rollcall.com | Nina Heller

When Rep. Linda T. Sánchez had her son in 2009, she planned to spend a month with her baby before returning to Congress. It didn’t work out that way. Still recovering from a cesarean section, the California Democrat was needed for votes on the House floor two weeks after giving birth. And when the House Ways and Means Committee started marking up the 2010 health care law soon after, she sat in meetings that stretched late into the night, using a nearby office to breastfeed. By the time Rep.
GOP bid to squash parental proxy voting dies in House

2 months ago | news-journal.com | Justin Papp |Nina Heller

WASHINGTON — In a rebuke of House leadership, a small group of Republicans on Tuesday joined Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to reject a rule on the House floor and clear the way for a renewed effort to allow recent parents to vote by proxy. “Today is a pretty historical day for the entire conference,” the Florida Republican said immediately following the vote. “It’s showing that the body has decided that parents deserve a voice in Washington.”Asked about her message to GOP leadership, Rep.
GOP's bid to squash parental proxy voting fizzles on the House floor

2 months ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Justin Papp |Nina Heller

WASHINGTON - In a rebuke of House leadership, a small group of Republicans on Tuesday joined Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to reject a rule on the House floor and clear the way for a renewed effort to allow recent parents to vote by proxy. "Today is a pretty historical day for the entire conference," the Florida Republican said immediately following the vote. "It's showing that the body has decided that parents deserve a voice in Washington."