Congressional reporter George Cahlink has nearly two decades of experience covering Capitol Hill and federal agencies. Most recently, he spent 10 years at CQ Roll Call in several editing and writing positions. He also covered the Defense Department as a staff writer for Government Executive magazine, a job that included stints as an embedded reporter in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Kosovo. He got his start in journalism at the Eagle Times and Argus Champion newspapers in New Hampshire. He has won national and regional reporting awards for his work and is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University.
The House yesterday voted down a series of Republican amendments targeting the Paris Agreement and other international climate efforts in votes that spanned late into the evening, continuing a long slog into the appropriations process that has been delayed by GOP protests over President Trump's request for border funding.
Beyond advancing policy priorities, Democrats are using two massive spending bills to make Republicans take votes that could potentially be politically risky.
The next two weeks will be crucial for energy and environment debates in the House, with the new Democratic majority taking up most major spending bills for fiscal 2020.
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva for allegations of sexual discrimination.
President Trump will appoint senior domestic policy aide Eric Ueland, a seasoned Capitol Hill operative, as his next director of legislative affairs at the White House. He replaces Shahira Knight, whose departure was announced last month.