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Congressional Democrats on Friday said they were proposing legislation to end permanent normal trade relations with Russia, a change that would result in Russian goods facing higher tariffs and could limit trade with the United States.

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine underway, Texas lawmakers are calling for unity among Western democracies in holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the attack, and proclaiming their support for the Ukrainian people.

AUSTIN, Texas — Capital Metro (CapMetro) leaders, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and Nuria Fernandez, administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, met Wednesday to discuss the transit service's impact on the community and its future programming, Project Connect's progress and CapMetro's partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration and congressional delegation.

On September 19, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the Elijah Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. The bill, known as H.R. 3, was a shot across the bow of an industry accustomed to congressional docility and deference. If passed into law, H.R. 3 would allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare, a right assumed by the governments of every other major economy. The bill reflected an intra-party compromise and disappointed progressive Democrats who had pushed for deeper reforms. But H.R. 3 was no trifle. It put a hard cap on insulin prices and allowed Health and Human Services to negotiate prices on “at least” 50 of the 250 most expensive Medicare drugs.

AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: Catch this full report tonight on KVUE News at 6 p.m.