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(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Given the politics surrounding Barrett’s nomination, which would give conservatives a 6-3 majority on the court, Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., acknowledged the battle will
Mike Lee, R-Utah, attended the hearing in person and spoke without a mask even though he announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks earlier.
Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.; Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H.; Dina Titus, D-Nev.; Greg Gianforte, R-Mont.; Fred Upton, R-Mich.; Francis Rooney, R-Fla.; and Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, are among those who have submitted
Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., echoed that view, saying anything exceeding a roughly $1 trillion series of bills offered by Republicans in July risks an erosion of GOP support.
It wasn’t clear yet whether any amendments — such as a spending cut proposal Rand Paul, R-Ky., typically offers — would come up for a vote.
David Perdue, R-Ga., also signed on to the Schatz bill. In addition, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., sent a letter to Senate leaders earlier this year calling to give the census more time.
Katherine M. Clark placed her hand over her heart and shared a look with Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who did the same.
Philip M.
Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida have each committed to bringing back earmarks if chosen to succeed retiring Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey after the November elections.
[Partisan stopgap funding bill set for House vote Tuesday] Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said he was set to meet with his Democratic counterpart, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
Rodney Davis, R-Ill., said during floor debate.
But House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey, D-N.Y., who is retiring at the end of the year, opted not to allow the practice in last year’s spending bills.
McConnell has also teed up three nominees for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — Andrea R. Lucas, Jocelyn Samuels and Keith E.
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, made comments to Alaska Public Media that were similar to what Collins stated, but it would take four Republicans to stop a nomination from advancing “without delay,” as Trump
Shelby, R-Ala., told reporters Thursday, adding that a December end-date was “nonnegotiable.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said his chamber won’t take up the House bill but that Republicans are open to considering Postal Service funding as part of a COVID-19 relief package
In a tweet, Senate Armed Services Chairman James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., said many lawmakers did not yet know enough about Tata to consider him for such a position at this time.
Richard M. Burr, R-N.C.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Cory Gardner, R-Colo.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Martha McSally, R-Ariz.; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., signed the letter.
Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Several major pieces of the package appeared likely to require more work, based on comments senators have made.
Bill Cassidy, R-La., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., and other critics of federal land powers in their state, including Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.