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Michael R. Turner said Pence told House Republicans “exactly what we wanted to hear: He’s a former member of the House … and we’ve got a lot of work to do.”
Peter T. King, said in an interview. “He is consistent.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said he also wants to push along a bill that would expand funding for medical research.
The virus is silently and rapidly spreading in Puerto Rico,” said Lyle R. Petersen, the incident manager for CDC’s Zika response.
On Friday, the House posted text of a new bill introduced by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that includes several counter-terrorism provisions and is being fast-tracked to the floor next
Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a Senate floor speech Thursday that he talked with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and there was an agreement on allowing votes on two Democratic
McConnell, R-Ky., who requested the congressional briefing, discussed the outbreak at a meeting with Obama and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., last week.
Susan Collins, R-Maine, told CQ Roll Call there could be another attempt to bring up the fiscal 2016 Defense appropriations bill — something Democrats have continued to oppose, preferring an omnibus agreement
Michael Conaway, R-Texas, who has already secured commitments from his leadership and House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers to undo the changes later this year.
Ryan, R-Wis., who is expected to be elected as the new speaker on Thursday.
“I hope we’re not going to see this kind of stunt next week,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of the NDAA, directly following the filibuster of the MilCon-VA appropriations bill
And Collins, R-Maine, said Tuesday after the weekly conference lunch that Republicans across the Rotunda should see the writing on the wall.
Boehner, R-Ohio: Boehner hasn’t said outright what he wants to hear from the Pope, though he’s alluded previously to Francis’ readiness “to take on the status quo … and say what he really thinks.”
Tom Coburn, R-Okla., long the standard bearer of the waste-watching movement, told CQ Roll Call that despite the moratorium on traditional earmarks, billions are still spent on duplicative programs —
Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have railed against the Cuba thaw on camera, Diaz-Balart is quietly using his position as a House appropriations subcommittee chairman to block spending on the
Todd Rokita, R-Ind., that would add $2 billion to the Overseas Contingency Operations fund.
Defense hawks had warned Budget Chairman Tom Price, R-Ga., that the Pentagon spending levels he had been proposing imperiled the resolution’s chances for adoption.
Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee Chairman Michael R.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., focused his remarks on a sidecar proposal from Sen.
On Thursday night, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the House intended to act on Friday.