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Gary Martin

Review-Journal Washington Bureau
Phone: 202-662-7390

Gary Martin is the Washington correspondent for the Review-Journal covering Congress. He previously served as political and government editor for the San Antonio Express-News. He has worked at newspapers in Texas and Arizona. Martin received a journalism degree from Colorado State University.

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Congressional delegation to tour Yucca Mountain in Nevada

House lawmakers with a vested interest in permanent storage of nuclear waste in Nevada will make a trek to Yucca Mountain this month to tour the mothballed exploratory tunnel in the geological formation northwest of Las Vegas.

House rejects Republican immigration bill, ignoring Trump

Despite tweaking their immigration bill, House GOP leaders failed to bridge the gap between conservatives and moderates and watched the legislation die Wednesday for lack of unity in their caucus on a divisive issue just months before the midterm elections.

Showdown vote on border immigration set for Wednesday

House Republican leaders scheduled a showdown vote on consensus immigration legislation as the Senate turned its sights Tuesday to a narrow bill to stop family separations and contain the political fallout over the president’s “zero tolerance” policy.

Feds will reimburse Nevada $2M for Las Vegas shooting costs

Nevada will receive full reimbursement from the federal government for overtime costs through a Justice Department program that helps states and communities with extraordinary events, like the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

House defeats 1 immigration bill, postpones vote on another

The House rejected a conservative immigration bill Thursday and postponed a vote on a Republican compromise version the day after the Trump administration suspended the separation of children and parents on the Southwest border.