Immigration Filibuster Fails in the Senate
“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
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Capito Antsy About GOP Holding House Seat #WV02
“I think we can hold it, but not without a lot of resources and a good candidate,” she said in a phone interview. Her concern is geography.
Reid Moves to Wrap Up Immigration Debate
He also used a procedural tool at his disposal, known as filling the amendment tree, to prevent further amendments without an agreement.
What’s Really Behind the Boxer-Lautenberg Feud
“I have no idea about how this bill was written because I wasn’t involved and only knew about it when I read about it in the papers,” she said.
Emerging Student Loan Deal Pushes Senate Dems to the Right
Aides privately grumbled Friday that they were forced into a deal that was worse than they could have gotten without the White House framework.
IOM Sodium Report Ignites Controversy
“I think that the small aspects of the report were amplified and the general message of the whole report tended to be lost in a lot of the press coverage,” said Lichtenstein, a professor at the Tufts
‘Border Surge’ Amendment Attracts More GOP Support for Senate Immigration Bill
“It solves the riddle of how we deal with border security, without allowing somebody in future years who is against citizenship to impede that path,” said Sen. Charles E.
I Would Fly 5,000 Miles Just to Help You Get Elected (Updated)
“This race is about making sure that the people of Massachusetts have a strong champion on [sic] in the Senate who is committed to fighting for working families,” Gabbard said in a Markey press release
Brian Schweitzer Wants You to Know He Hates Washington, D.C. #MTSEN
RC: Well, the Billings Gazette story over the weekend said you’re trying to get here, for work at least. BS: They didn’t say that. They said maybe. RC: Is that accurate?
Snowden Belongs in Jail; Congress Needs to Hear the Truth
I think he should spend a long, long time in jail.
Boehner Doesn’t See Immigration Without GOP Majority
“I don’t see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn’t have a majority support of Republicans,” the Ohio Republican said in a press conference Tuesday morning.
Hoyer: GOP Leaders Hypocrites if They Block Immigration
Hoyer, D-Md., said this morning. Less than an hour after Speaker John A.
Protesters Disrupt House Immigration Markup
“California Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who opposes the Republican bill, later said she supported Goodlatte’s effort to allow the panel’s work to go forward without interruption.
Democrats Looking to Compromise on Student Loans
The key selling point at this juncture for Democrats is their complaint that without caps, the government would be using the increased funds from students to pay down the deficit.
Boehner and the Immigration Revolt
Boehner looked to cut off a budding revolt Tuesday when he told his fellow Republicans that he couldn’t see a way to bring a bill to the floor without majority GOP support — a move that alarmed Democrats
Congressional Inaction on Surveillance Prompted Leaks, Says Snowden
Clapper said he was trying to give the “least untruthful” answer.
Health Care and Immigration: Uncomfortable Bedfellows
“The question is whether Congress makes getting sick or injured and incurring health care costs a condition for staying in the country legally, and I think we should not.”
Rubio, Republicans Preparing Tougher Border Security Plan for Immigration Bill
“I don’t want to leave the border plan up to the Department of Homeland Security and Janet Napolitano,” Rubio said.
Afghan War Vote More About War Fatigue Than Forcing Drawdown
The Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday approved its version of the fiscal 2014 defense policy bill without specific language about the Afghan drawdown timetable.
Paul: U.S. Funding ‘War on Christianity in the Middle East’
“It is clear that American taxpayer dollars are being used to enable a war on Christianity in the Middle East and I believe that must end,” the Kentucky Republican said.