Bipartisan Group of Senators Open to Iranian Nuclear Talks
The letter comes in advance of P5 + 1 talks in Geneva intended to help bring about a diplomatic resolution to the threat of an Iranian nuclear weapons capability.
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Ted Cruz Pulls an All-Nighter to Defund Obamacare
In any event, under Senate rules, the cloture vote that Reid set up Monday will trump Cruz at noon, with the vote coming automatically at 1 p.m.
Senators Float Proposals to Exempt Military From Shutdown
Military paychecks could be delayed if there’s a lapse in government funding on Oct. 1, notes the Roll Call Topic A: Defense blog, citing a report from the military newspaper Stars and Stripes.
Senators, Staff Told Not to Enroll in Obamacare Exchanges Yet
The exchanges are set to open to the public on Oct. 1. There are several GOP-led efforts to prevent the OPM from paying a share of the insurance benefits to the exchange.
Why Ted Cruz Might Be Right About Defunding Obamacare in the Senate
Of course, each volley takes time and moves the calendar closer to the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1.
Vitter Seeks Ethics Investigation of Reid, Boxer Over Prostitution Amendment (Updated)
spent much of Thursday on the Senate floor, prepared to object to allowing other amendments to proceed without a guarantee of a vote on his measure (either on the current bill or another one before Oct.1,
Cardin: Should Gay Couples Get Tax Refunds?
1. Need for clear guidance.
McCain Doesn’t Want to Get Between Gillibrand and McCaskill on Military Sexual Assault
defense authorization has yet to reach the Senate floor, and it seems unlikely there will be enough session days in the month of September for a full debate before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1.
Court Deals Harry Reid Small Setback on Yucca Mountain (Updated)
Updated 1:25 p.m. | The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion Tuesday that’s a bit of a setback to Majority Leader Harry Reid’s ongoing efforts to ensure that Yucca Mountain never
McConnell Warns of Security Issues With Obamacare Exchanges
“CMS’s current schedule is to complete all of its tasks by October 1, 2013, in time for the expected initial open enrollment period.”
Graham Says Senators ‘Screwed Ourselves’ on Sequester
Of course, Congress is heading full speed ahead toward a debate over another such stopgap measure approaching Oct. 1.
Democrats Split as Senate Approves Student Loan Deal
Democrats have been divided on the issue in the weeks weeks since subsidized Stafford loan rates doubled July 1.
Republican Worlds Cross Paths in the Capitol
“Under no circumstance will I vote for continuing resolution that funds 1 penny of Obamacare #DefundObamacare,” Cruz Tweeted, along with the photo from inside the room named for former Sen.
Democrats Grudgingly Accept Student Loan Deal, for Now
House released a fact sheet Tuesday showing short-term benefits of the plan, saying: “Under the compromise plan, nearly 11 million borrowers will see their interest rates decrease on new loans after July 1,
McCain Pushes for Dollar Coins to Relieve Military Sequester
“A four year transition from the $1 bill to the $1 coin could result in billions of dollars in real savings that we should all be able to support.”
Reid: ‘We’re Through’ Doing Military and Homeland Security Appropriations First
We will be on the floor next week with an appropriations bill, but we are heading to Oct. 1, and we need a solution.”
Student Loans Deal Waits for Amendment Votes
“All three proposals had two features in common: They cut costs for students, and they gave us some short-term breathing room to take on bigger problems, including how to refinance $1 trillion in
Student Loan Deal Takes Shape, but Harkin Blamed for Delay
Senators met twice in the Capitol on Wednesday to discuss legislation to fix student loan rates after Congress let a one-year extension of the subsidized Stafford loan rate expire and double on July 1.
Student Loan Deal Emerges With Cap on Interest Rates
Such a framework has been rejected for weeks by the Senate Democratic caucus, but as a July 1 deadline to keep subsidized Stafford loan rates from doubling to 6.8 percent passes by, any deal might save
Growing and Replicating High-Quality Charter Schools | Commentary
Only about half of our African-American and Latino students will graduate on time from high school, and only 1 in 10 students from low-income families will graduate from college by their mid-20s.