Susan Crabtree

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Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have joined forces to write the Senior$afe Act, which would "allow banks to train their frontline supervisors and their tellers and credit unions, as well, so that if they see signs of financial fraud directed at a senior, they can notify the appropriate authorities without fear of being sued for violating bank privacy acts."

Financial scams targeting seniors are all too common. These senators want to stop it.

Susan Crabtree · April 24, 2017 4:01 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, ahead of President Trump's visit with Chinese President Xi, said Trump has done nothing to even the trade playing field with Beijing. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Schumer: Trump has made US look like a ‘weakling’ in China

Susan Crabtree · April 5, 2017 3:26 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. talks about the struggle to move Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch toward a final up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: We have votes for nuclear option on Neil Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · April 4, 2017 7:52 pm

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., announced Monday that he would vote against the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mark Warner to vote against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · April 3, 2017 4:01 pm

Senate GOP poised to go nuclear

Susan Crabtree · April 3, 2017 2:06 pm

Vice President Mike Pence stepped in twice on Thursday to save a Senate resolution aimed at killing an Obama administration rule that prevents states from blocking federal grants to abortion providers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Pence steps in twice to save Senate bill killing Obama abortion rule

Susan Crabtree · March 30, 2017 8:50 pm

"If Judge Gorsuch fails to garner 60 votes, the answer isn't to irrevocably change the rules of the Senate," Schumer said. "The answer is to change the nominee." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer: It’s not Gorsuch ‘or bust’

Susan Crabtree · March 30, 2017 5:34 pm

McConnell says Gorsuch is so "non-controversial," Democrats have been forced to talk about other reasons to oppose him. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: ‘Not one principled reason’ to oppose Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · March 30, 2017 3:48 pm

Republicans used the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn recent regulations. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pence saves Senate resolution to kill Obama’s abortion rule

Susan Crabtree · March 30, 2017 3:36 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who authored the bill overturning the rules, earlier this month said they are "yet another example of the previous administration's preference for government solutions to every problem and its affinity for over-regulation and bureaucratic red tape," according to a release. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Senate overturns Labor regs on municipal savings plans

Susan Crabtree · March 30, 2017 2:41 pm

The result would be that Gorsuch would require 50 votes instead of 60. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Republican support for ‘nuclear option’ for Gorsuch builds in Senate

Susan Crabtree · March 29, 2017 10:21 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is leading a filibuster against Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court arguing that Gorsuch should reach a 60-vote threshold. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schumer in 2013 said Dems believe in ‘up-or-down’ votes, not ‘obstruction’

Susan Crabtree · March 29, 2017 5:18 pm