How they voted: Ryan, Riley on small business regulations
Riley voted against the small-business regulatory bill and for several other House measures in the roundup.
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Daily Freeman is an established regional outlet, and the article clearly attributes its reporting to Targeted News Service. The story is a concise voting roundup rather than original investigative reporting, but it supplies vote totals and quotes from supporters and opponents.
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- Editorial standards — The article gives vote totals and attributes quoted arguments, but offers limited independent context.
The roundup gives specific vote tallies, identifies sponsors, and includes opposing views on several contested measures. It relies mainly on summaries and statements by lawmakers, with little independent analysis or broader context.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports votes and often presents statements from both supporters and opponents. Some measures receive only a sponsor's explanation or no opposing view, so the treatment is not consistently comprehensive.
- Counterarguments presented — Opposing lawmakers are quoted on several disputed bills, including the small-business and school measures.
- Source diversity — Supporters and opponents are represented, though the sources are almost entirely members of Congress.
- Omitted context — The roundup gives limited explanation of the broader effects or context of many measures.
- Loaded language — Strongly worded descriptions appear as attributed quotations rather than the article's own characterization.
The piece presents a routine voting roundup in neutral language, attributing lawmakers' arguments and reporting vote totals without adopting a side.
- Language tone — The article uses descriptive language and attributes evaluative claims to lawmakers.
- Source selection — Several contested bills include statements from supporters and opponents.
- Framing — The article is structured by votes and measures rather than an argument for a political position.
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A weekly voting roundup reports that Reps. Pat Ryan and Josh Riley split on a House bill setting a zero-cost regulatory budget for the Small Business Administration, while voting alike on several other measures. The article also covers other House bills, Senate confirmations and a vote on a package of executive-branch nominees.
The House passed the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act, sponsored by Rep. Beth Van Duyne, 223-190 on Dec. 3. Ryan voted yes and Riley voted no. Van Duyne said the bill would reduce red tape for small businesses; Rep. Nydia Velazquez argued it could prevent the Small Business Administration from issuing rules even when their benefits outweigh their costs.
The article also reports Ryan and Riley voting alike on several other House measures, including bills concerning an SBA hotline and foreign influence in schools. In the Senate, it reports votes confirming three North Carolina judicial nominees, a rejected cloture motion on a package of executive-branch nominees, and passage of a resolution concerning oil and natural-gas leasing in Alaska.
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Representative who voted on the House measures covered in the roundup
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Sponsor of a bill on foreign funding of public schools
Senator who voted against judicial nominees and other measures
Sponsor of the Social Security Child Protection Act
Sponsor of a bill blocking federal school funding for schools with ties to China's government
Sponsor of the resolution concerning Alaska oil and natural-gas leasing
President whose executive-branch nominees were part of the proposed package
Sponsor of the SBA communications hotline bill
Former president referenced in a comparison about the nominations backlog
Sponsor of a bill on reporting foreign influence in schools
Sponsor of the proposal to consider executive-branch nominees en bloc
Senator who opposed the Alaska leasing resolution
Senator who opposed David Bragdon's judicial nomination
Senate Minority Leader who opposed judicial nominees and the en bloc consideration proposal
Sponsor of the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act
Sponsor of the No New Burma Funds Act
Opponent of House bills concerning foreign influence and funding in public schools
Former Interior secretary referenced in a criticism of a Bureau of Land Management rule
Opponent of the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act and the SBA hotline bill
Senator who supported the Alaska leasing resolution
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House Bill · H.R. 2159Count the Crimes to Cut ActHouse Bill · H.R. 2965Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025House Bill · H.R. 4305DUMP Red Tape ActHouse Bill · H.R. 4313Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization ActHouse Bill · H.R. 4323Trafficking Survivors Relief ActHouse Bill · H.R. 4423No New Burma Funds ActRiley voted Yes · Passage (suspension) · Dec 1, 2025House Bill · H.R. 4495SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension ActHouse Bill · H.R. 5348Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025Riley voted Yes · Passage (suspension) · Dec 1, 2025House Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 131Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.Riley voted No · Passage · Nov 18, 2025House vote · Roll call 313 · Dec 4, 2025HR 1069: PROTECT Our Kids ActPassage · Passed · 247–164Riley voted YesHouse vote · Roll call 312 · Dec 3, 2025HR 1005: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems ActPassage · Passed · 242–176Riley voted YesHouse vote · Roll call 311 · Dec 3, 2025HR 4305: DUMP Red Tape ActPassage · Passed · 269–146Riley voted YesHouse vote · Roll call 310 · Dec 3, 2025HR 2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025Passage · Passed · 223–190Riley voted NoNomination · PN520-1David A. Bragdon, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North CarolinaNomination · PN520-2Lindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North CarolinaNomination · PN520-3Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North CarolinaNomination · PN520-4Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North CarolinaDiscussion · 0
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