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The lead Senate sponsor of anti-abortion legislation that was pulled from the House schedule late Wednesday said Thursday it should not move forward without changes to the rape provision.
“I actually think this makes other pieces easier to vote for, if you’re comfortable that an adequate security piece is in place,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.
“I actually think this makes other pieces easier to vote for, if you’re comfortable that an adequate security piece is in place,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.
He also rejected the assumption that investors would not invest without a capital gains rate lower than the ordinary income tax rate.
“Once again, he’s calling the Congress to take action without one sentence, one proposal from him as to what he wants,” lamented Rep. Michael R.
“Once again, he’s calling the Congress to take action without one sentence, one proposal from him as to what he wants,” lamented Rep. Michael R.
Washington would be a less exciting place without its out-of-town visitors.
I voted for sanctions in the past with the intention and the hope that we could find a peaceful outcome to this where Iran does not develop nuclear weapons,” Paul said.
Durbin, the Senate minority whip, said the Nevada Democrat was given a standing ovation at the lunch by his colleagues. “It feels great to have him home again,” Durbin said.
“I think this is an opportunity for President Obama to stand up for what I think is a moral cause and bring national attention to it,” said Josh Burch, co-founder of Neighbors United for D.C.
You know, just over a decade ago, I gave a speech in Boston where I said there wasn’t a liberal America, or a conservative America; a black America or a white America – but a United States of America
The mega-retailer started selling one-month supplies of common generic drugs for $4, a sum that Carter said suppliers weren’t offering drugs for at the time. “I said, ‘there’s no way.
“Other members can sign you on to a piece of legislation without your consent.”
“I just rise about a particular issue that happened to me, and I’m sure has happened to other members that you might not be aware of,” Smith said on the floor Wednesday.
In his opening speech to the new Congress, the Kentucky Republican vowed to change the Senate’s “business model,” from a place where House-passed legislation died without a hearing to a place
Even without a physical presence, the Nevada Democrat is still making the daily decisions about running the caucus — and an aide said late Wednesday he is likely to return to the Capitol next week
Even without a physical presence, the Nevada Democrat is still making the daily decisions about running the caucus — and an aide said late Wednesday he is likely to return to the Capitol next week
But some D.C. officials are countering that if the initiative goes through a 30-day review without any response by Congress, the initiative, passed by 70 percent of D.C. voters in November, will
“Using the budget reconciliation process … from a timing standpoint enables us, I think, to address what are a couple of really big priorities, and that is reforming our business tax code, lowering
“I was tempted, but I was starting a family, so it wasn’t just me on my own,” he said.