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It’s Election Day!

Happy Election Day!

In a much hyped and talked about mid-term election, Americans are going to the polls for some exciting local and national races. Will the Democrats win the House? How many new Members of Congress will Washington state have? Will the Republicans gain seats in the Senate? Will most of our nation’s governors be in the Democratic party? We will start to find out tonight. However, given the peculiarities and peccadilloes of each state’s elections laws, we might not know who has won many elections for weeks.

Washington state has some very interesting races being watched on the national stage, and with Congressman Reichert’s retirement, we will have at least one new Member of Congress representing WA-08. Track the results for all Washington races here.

For national races, the New York Times will has it’s very popular Needle on their home page tracking election results again this year.  CNN will also have live updates. The Washington Post also has a fun tracker. Do not expect poll returns until later in the day. The Times has a story on when polls close.

For those of you that have been intensely interested in this election (Beto! Stacey Abrams! Dino Rossi!)  just keep in mind, the forecasts and models were very wrong last year.  It’s raining in every state east of the Mississippi River, and that’s sure to impact turnout.

For those intensely interested in what’s happening across the country at every level, here’s a handy-dandy election tracker that has all high-target political races this election.

 

Federal Relations will update this post as necessary throughout the day and have an election recap tomorrow.

 

 

 

This Week in Congress, September 4-7

Here is a selection of committee meetings that will take place this week.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, September 5

HOUSE EDUCATION & THE WORKFORCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Rebuilding the Workforce/Apprenticeships
Sept. 5, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Opportunities to Improve Health Care
Sept. 5, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE
Full Committee Hearing
Twitter Algorithms/Content Monitoring
Sept. 5, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee Hearing
Affordable Multifamily Development Regulation
Sept. 5, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn Bldg.

SENATE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Kavanaugh Nomination
Sept. 5, Time TBA, 226 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE SELECT INTELLIGENCE
Full Committee Hearing
Foreign Influence on Social Media
Sept. 5, 9:30 a.m., G-50 Dirksen Bldg.

Thursday, September 6

JOINT ECONOMIC
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Effectiveness
Sept. 6, 2:30 p.m., G-50 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE BANKING, HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS
Full Committee Hearing
Russia Sanctions Effectiveness/Next Steps
Sept. 6, 10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Kavanaugh Nomination
Sept. 6, Time TBA, 226 Dirksen Bldg.

This Week in Congress, June 11-15

Here are a few of the committee meetings taking place this week.

U.S. House of Representatives

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
Full Committee Markup
Defense/Financial Services Appropriations
June 13, Noon, TBA

U.S. Senate

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Markup
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
June 12, 2:30 p.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS
Full Committee Hearing
President Trump’s Drug Pricing Plan
June 12, 10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Combating Election Interference
June 12, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE FINANCE
Full Committee Markup
Ending Addiction/Substance Use Disorders
June 12, 2 p.m., 215 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION & FORESTRY
Full Committee Markup
Farm Bill
June 13, 9:30 a.m., 328-A Russell Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Full Committee Markup
Interior-EPA/Commerce-Justice-Science/Legislative Appropriations
June 14, 10:30 a.m., 106 Dirksen Bldg.

This Week in Congress, June 4-8

U.S. House of Representatives

HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Subcommittee Hearing
Homeless Children
June 6, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE OVERSIGHT & GOVERNMENT REFORM
Subcommittee Hearing
Iran Nuclear Agreement
June 6, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE RULES
Full Committee Business Meeting
Energy and Water Development Appropriations
June 6, 3 p.m., H-313, U.S. Capitol

HOUSE WAYS & MEANS
Subcommittee Hearing
Consumer-Directed Health Plans
June 6, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth Bldg.

HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
Subcommittee Hearing
Future Electric Grid
June 7, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
Subcommittee Hearing
Maritime Transportation in the Arctic
June 7, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE JUDICIARY
Subcommittee Hearing
U.S. Census Questions
June 8, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn Bldg.

U.S. Senate

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations
June 5, 10:15 a.m., 124 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES
Full Committee Hearing
Wildland Fire Outlook and Management
June 5, 10 a.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE & TRANSPORTATION
Subcommittee Hearing
Preventing Abuse in Athletics
June 5, 3 p.m., 253 Russell Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
Defense Appropriations
June 6, 10 a.m., SVC-217, U.S. Capitol

SENATE JUDICIARY
Subcommittee Hearing
China’s Infiltration of U.S. Academia
June 6, 2:30 p.m., 226 Dirksen Bldg.

This Week in Congress, May 7-11

Here is a selection of committee meetings taking place on the Hill this week.

U.S. House of Representatives

HOUSE EDUCATION & THE WORKFORCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Opioid Epidemic/Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
May 8, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE
Subcommittee Hearing
Opioid Distribution and Diversion
May 8, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE JUDICIARY
Full Committee Hearing
Opioid Abuse Crisis Challenges/Solutions
May 8, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE OVERSIGHT & GOVERNMENT REFORM
Full Committee Hearing
Census Progress Report
May 8, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Markup
Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
May 9, 5 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE ARMED SERVICES
Full Committee Markup
National Defense Authorization Act
May 9, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn Bldg.

HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE & TECHNOLOGY
Full Committee Hearing
Energy Department Budget
May 9, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Bldg.

U.S. Senate

SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE & TRANSPORTATION
Subcommittee Hearing
Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
May 8, 10 a.m., 253 Russell Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
Defense Funding Request/Budget Justification
May 9, 10 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
Commerce Funding Request/Budget Justification
May 10, 10 a.m., 192 Dirksen Bldg.

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
Subcommittee Hearing
HHS Funding Request/Budget Justification
May 10, 10 a.m., 124 Dirksen Bldg.