Immigration Thicket Awaits House GOP
Labrador, R-Idaho, said in describing the multitude of conflicting interests being pushed by his Republican colleagues. “I don’t know if that one-hour conference is going to be enough.”
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Labrador, R-Idaho, said in describing the multitude of conflicting interests being pushed by his Republican colleagues. “I don’t know if that one-hour conference is going to be enough.”
They call you bi-ignorant, because you can’t speak in any language,” Scott said. “That’s where I found myself, Mr. President.”
“So I ran up to him before he could get in his car and get away and I said, ‘If I come to Washington, D.C., can I come by and see you?’ and he said ‘Yes.’”
What’s a recess week without a little socializing? (Courtesy Office of Zoe Lofgren) Summer interns in the employ of Rep.
“This action raises a lot of questions about whether the Obama administration can simply ignore the law when it’s convenient for them,” Roe said in a press release Wednesday.
The American public deserves answers,” said Upton in a statement.
“He’s asking the committee to vote on his resolution first without taking basic commonsense measures to help all committee members, both Republican and Democrat, make reasoned and informed decisions.”
“I demanded new leadership and a new culture of safety at Metro. Today we’ve got new leadership, the first-ever federal safety standards for metro systems and a dedicated stream of federal funding.
Portman stressed that his bipartisan amendment was not like that, and said that without it, he would vote against final passage.
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In a story reported by The Hill earlier Thursday, a National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman said vulnerable, red state Democrats who voted “yes” on immigration would be imperiling their
That bill failed 195-234 when a strategy that relied on Democratic support crumbled and Republicans were left without enough of their own members to pass it.
Schumer said that while he supports the Portman amendment, he hopes his Ohio colleague would vote for final passage even without it.
Burr, R-N.C.; Tom Coburn, R-Okla.; Angus King, I-Maine; and Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., on a proposal that appeases Democrats.
I simply don’t know the answer,” McConnell said. “I do think we’re moving toward completion of the bill.
On the surface, the ruling now allows certain states to make changes to their voting laws without federal approval.
“I regret that I missed today’s vote because my first flight was canceled and my next flight was delayed by bad weather.
“I want everyone within the sound of my voice — as well as my colleagues on the other side of the Capitol — to know that the Senate will not pass another temporary farm bill extension,” the Nevada
I’m not sure that’s what President Johnson had in mind, but I digress,” AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale said at Wednesday’s opening night show of “Letters to Jackie” at the Newseum.
“When I called for a debate on immigration earlier this month, a massive bill, pushed up against an artificial deadline, without any real opportunity for review or amendment isn