Hill Climbers: Cantor’s Floor Director Keeps a Low-Key Profile
“I wouldn’t consider myself an outgoing people-person,” Chris Vieson, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s new floor operations director, said in a recent interview.
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Appropriators Must Bridge Budget Gap
“To come off that number is unacceptable,” Sessions said. “I would oppose it, and I think it has no chance of becoming law.”
Wicker Targeted With Ricin Mailing
Durbin, D-Ill., said, “so by the time it reaches us it doesn’t look like the original letter.”
9 Senators Who Hold Fate of Background Check Deal
“I think it’s an open question as to whether or not we have the votes. I think it’s going to be close,” Republican Patrick J.
Beer, Art and Bipartisan Bonhomie
The letters are unselfconsciously earnest, though they are not without humor.
Barletta’s Battle to Halt Illegal Immigration
I personally would like to come up through the committees of oversight and then go to the floor and let the House wield its way,” said Rep.
Ryan’s Speech to Anti-Abortion Group Offers 2016 Clues
“Here’s my thinking: We need to articulate a vision — one that can attract a broad coalition,” Ryan said in one passage of his address.
Ryan’s Speech to Anti-Abortion Group Offers 2016 Clues
“Here’s my thinking: We need to articulate a vision — one that can attract a broad coalition,” Ryan said in one passage of his address.
Backers Hope Paid-Sick-Leave Laws Are Contagious
“Now I don’t have to choose: Do I want to work and get paid, or do I want to stay at home with the kids and get them well,” Cobbs said. Many workers aren’t nearly as lucky.
Obama MIA Since ‘Charm Offensive,’ House Republicans Say
Tom Price said. “So, as I said at the time, if this is just a one-time occasion, then it won’t change the dynamic at all.
Reid to Test GOP Resolve on Gun Filibuster
“I agree with Republicans: There should be an open amendment process, and that’s been guaranteed,” Manchin said, evoking his predecessor, the late Robert C.
Reid Downplays ‘Nuclear Option’ Threat on Judges
The Nevada Democrat said he would keep an eye on the movement on the judicial nominations, and, when pressed on if he would seek to change the Senate’s filibuster rules, Reid said: “I hope that’s
Immigration Bill: Senate Group ‘Close’
Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said the group was working to resolve the question of granting new temporary visas for highly skilled workers without harming American workers.
Obama Budget Strategy Irks Democrats
Congressional Democrats had feared that without the pressure of the expiring tax breaks for all Americans, Republicans would never resume talks over how to replace the across-the-board cuts mandated
Health Advocates Push for Medicare Benefit Change
“We can create reasonable and predictable levels of out-of-pocket expenses without forcing seniors to rely on Medigap plans,” said Cantor, when advocating for the benefit structure change.
Reid Has Few Reasons to Rush Gun Debate
The new rules allow Reid to bring any bill to the floor without having to produce a filibuster-proof majority if he gives at least two amendment votes to each party, but those rules do not prevent
Reid Hints at Using ‘Nuclear Option’ on Judges
rules with a simple majority, and I will do that if necessary,” Reid said on Nevada Public Radio.
Has Obama Given Up on Republicans?
“If we’re going to move forward on some of the other things I talked about in the State of the Union … then I’m going to need some more help in Congress,” he said, referring explicitly to climate
West Wing Spared From Sequester Cuts, So Far
After Congress let the March 1 deadline pass without replacing automatic across-the-board spending cuts, executive branch agencies have been scrambling to cut their budgets and furlough employees
Street Talk: The Curious Cases of Vanishing Lobbyists
Still others may have their eyes on a job in the Obama administration, which prohibits recently registered lobbyists from serving without a waiver.