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Senators Confirm Slew of Trump Nominees in Final Hours of 115th Congress
‘We’re Punctual People, We’re On Time,’ Senate Carolers and Holiday Shutdown Showdown: Congressional Hits and Misses [jwp-video n=”1″]
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‘We’re Punctual People, We’re On Time,’ Senate Carolers and Holiday Shutdown Showdown: Congressional Hits and Misses [jwp-video n=”1″]
Pelosi Seeks a Return to Regular Order, Like Many Before Her [jwp-video n=”1″] Way out for Republicans? The House legislation has the support of Senate Democratic Leader Charles E.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump began threatening to shut down the government if he didn’t get his funding months ago. In a Dec. 11 meeting with Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
2018 in 5 Minutes: The Best of Congressional Hits and Misses [jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump has said he wants at least $5 billion in funding for a border wall for fiscal 2019, but
Those workers, plus those who are currently either furloughed or working without pay, would receive pay raises of 1.9 percent starting Jan. 1 under the Senate’s fiscal 2019 Financial Services spending
He may not be alone. https://t.co/6qnVFT5XtE — Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) December 21, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; 1:43 p.m.: “Get out of here, Chuck, go, go!”
line on the problems at the border On his way there he told reporters he agreed with Trump that there’s a “good chance” for a shutdown — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) December 21, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1;
[jwp-video n=”1″] “There’s nothing like getting a challenge from the other side’s leader that says you don’t have the votes,” Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said before the vote Thursday evening.
“It would have cleared the remaining appropriations bills which have received bipartisan support in committee and provided an additional $1 billion to tackle a variety of urgent border security priorities
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made Democrats an offer on Tuesday that would have done just that but also included an additional $1 billion for addition border security measures that Democrats
Decoding This Jargon as Congress Averts a Shutdown [jwp-video n=”1″]
Leader Mitch McConnell earlier in the day had tried unsuccessfully to sell Schumer on a plan to use the base Senate Homeland Security spending bill, with $1.6 billion for border fencing, plus another $1
Watch: What Really Happens During a Government Shutdown, Explained [jwp-video n=”1″] But other officials were working with Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill on trying to find enough
The extenders include a seven-year extension and phaseout of the $1 biodiesel tax credit favored by Sen. Charles E.
Decoding This Jargon as Congress Eyes a Shutdown [jwp-video n=”1″]
[jwp-video n=”1″] There are lots of possibilities, Shelby said, adding he still hopes a continuing resolution can be avoided.
Watch: Pelosi on Trump Shutdown, Border Wall, Mexico and Press Coverage [jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Really? Really?’
/p> A quirk of the 2019 calendar provides for a two-week recess for each chamber at the end of September and start of October, based on Rosh Hashanah falling from the evening of Sept. 29 through Oct. 1,
Watch: GOP Puts Border Security First in Lame Duck Agenda [jwp-video n=”1″]