Reid to Colleagues: Clear Path to Adjournment
</p> Reid tried to reach agreement with Sen. Tom Coburn on a package of bills that the Oklahoma Republican has been holding up, but they were unable to get a deal.
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</p> Reid tried to reach agreement with Sen. Tom Coburn on a package of bills that the Oklahoma Republican has been holding up, but they were unable to get a deal.
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</p> “The Speaker has worked closely with all the chairmen and will continue to do so.
</p> “I can’t think of any better stimulus bill than to pass a bipartisan energy bill that would in fact create a million new jobs, would in fact lower gas prices, lower energy prices, help our manufacturers
</p> “I am very pleased that this bill will have multiple holds on it as it hits the Senate,” Norton said in a press release.
</p> Reid said that once the Senate completes work on the Defense authorization bill today, he will try to move toward a package of bills being blocked by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.).
</p> One GOP aide said Democrats are holding up several Republican amendments, which have complicated the desired early passage of the defense bill. </p> Sen.
“They’re looking for ways to help Bill, and a yard sale is a neat way for them to get involved.” </p> Not everybody finds the fundraising method so appealing, especially since sales from old albums and
</p> Contending that the DistrictÂ’s emergency legislation that followed the court ruling was too stringent, Childers introduced his bill and soon found bipartisan support, particularly from Democrats
Similarly, Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) cut a deal on a long-stalled tax-extender bill.
</p> “The basic idea is that the Constitution is everybody’s birthright and it’s also necessary to have a real knowledge of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights,” Raskin explained.
</p> Reid filed a cloture petition to move toward debate on the package of bills, known around the Senate as the “Coburn Omnibus,” after the Majority Leader and Coburn met for about 30 minutes in Reid
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Stevens faces seven counts of filing false financial disclosures to conceal the receipt of more than $250,000 in gifts over an eight-year period.
</p> Officials plan to open the newly managed cafeterias in December or January, depending on when the switchover will least affect Congress, he said.
Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), who voted for the bill.
Bill Clinton in 1997 urging his support.
</p> Employing statistics showing voter enrollment figures and results from the last two presidential elections, Reynolds wrote in the memo to “interested parties” that businessman Chris Lee (R) is poised
</p> A month ago, Ensign asked his Senate colleagues in safe seats to transfer funds from their campaign accounts and help out the cash-strapped committee. </p> Most recently, Sen.
</p> The Institute for Energy Research is a nonprofit organization. Kennedy will continue to serve as a spokesman for the group until the his replacement is hired. </p> One for the History Books.
</p> Still, the state looks to be made for a tight contest.