Senate Revives Lawmaking
“These bills have been massive, bipartisan bills,” Durbin said. “I have to tell you: There is a growing appetite on both sides of the aisle to get things done.
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“These bills have been massive, bipartisan bills,” Durbin said. “I have to tell you: There is a growing appetite on both sides of the aisle to get things done.
“We were excited to give [the president] an opportunity to talk briefly with underprivileged children and the children of veterans about the importance of science and engineering, without having
Senator, fraudulently attempting to sell a government position and using the Senate seal without authorization.
They tried without success to move the legislation via a unanimous consent agreement on the eve of the Senate’s adjournment for Easter recess.
Senator, fraudulently attempting to sell a government position and using the Senate seal without authorization.
Looking back on his term as poet laureate, Philip Levine said he’s been surprised at the public attention he received. “I had no idea what was in store for me. I can’t say I haven’t enjoyed it.
I believe this is incorrect and deeply naive.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called them “orphan districts” — Congressional races in states without a marquee contest at the top of the ticket, including the presidential race.
“I am exploring the possibility, but I haven’t made any decisions at this point,” Harold said.
Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) introduced legislation giving budget autonomy to the District of Columbia today.
I’m not going to be negotiating what’s going to be in this bill today,” Reid said after his Conference’s weekly lunch. “I have eight great Senators who are going to be working on a final package.
However, he said it’s impossible to understand McConnell’s juggling act without gaining access to private meetings where moderate and conservative Members disclose positions on legislation and tactics.
“I don’t think anybody believes that the interest rate ought to be allowed to rise.
“I don’t want to get into a situation where I’m spending all my money on legal matters to make sure I’m following all the rules,” he said. “That would just kill this industry.”
Louie Gohmert went on without him.
Chamber Watch, a labor-backed watchdog group, said in an email.
Boxed in by their Senate colleagues on one side and House conservatives on the other, House Republican leaders are starting the slow march toward the Budget Control Act without explicitly walking away
“I don’t think we ever explicitly had a stated goal for a legislative response,” he said. “The beautiful thing was a lot of people took it upon themselves to contact their lawmakers.”
“The technology we have now, compared to when I first started, is just phenomenal,” he said.
“I thought the Republicans were fair, yes,” Rep. Elijah Cummings, ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said after a long pause.