FAA Modernization On Tap in the Senate
Senate Democrats anticipate a long week of debate on the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which is set to come to the floor Monday.
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Farm Bill May Hit House Floor
</p> “Obviously, at times in the past it has been added to other legislation. In other times, it has been passed as a freestanding bill.
Women’s Lobby Fails To Deliver
</p> The bill would have returned the law to where it stood before the Supreme Court decision, but it came up four votes shy of the 60 votes needed to defeat a GOP filibuster.
Scoring the Lenders: a Risky Affair
</p> It’s a crowded field: Lawmakers and industry alike are pushing for or considering dozens of potential amendments to the bill.
The Sword Stays
</p> Another version of the bill passed the House in October, bringing comprehensive IG reform close to realization.
For McCain, There’s Only One Perfect Candidate for Veep
</p> There is, however, somebody who would fill that bill and therefore be a near-perfect pick for McCain: Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman.
NRSC Uses McCain in Fundraising Appeal for the First Time
</p> “Thankfully John McCain has offered a plan to help hard working Americans with the rising cost of gas,” Ensign’s fundraising letter states.
Have House-Senate Conferences Gone the Way of the Dodo?
(A major bill is defined here as one originally considered under a special rule in the House.)
NRSC’s Appeal Touts Ties to McCain
</p> “Thankfully John McCain has offered a plan to help hard working Americans with the rising cost of gas,” Ensign’s letter states.
House GOP, Democrats Congratulate Each Other on Stimulus Rebates
</p> Earlier Friday, President Bush announced that taxpayers will start receiving rebates on Monday, April 28.
Pelosi Iraq Plan Starting to Take Shape
</p> Another problem is that the bill will ultimately require the support of some Republicans in order to make it to the president’s desk.
Burr Amendment to Veterans Bill Fails
</p> That legislation passed, 96-1, afterward.
Senate Judiciary Committee Affirms Right of McCain to Run for President
</p> The resolution confirms that McCain constitutionally is eligible to run for president despite the fact that he was born in the Panama Canal Zone overseas.
Following GOP Attacks, Democrats Move on Gas Prices
</p> Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made a similar call in the House on Thursday, demanding that President Bush stop filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
World War II Senators Close Ranks Behind Filipino Veterans
</p> The Senate spent much of Tuesday debating the veterans bill, which stalled over the Filipino provision after being passed out of committee in 2007.
Red Meat on Senate Menu
</p> Democratic leaders said it was more coincidence than plan that has led them to push during this work period a bill to make it easier for people to sue for wage discrimination, two measures attempting
Iraq Bill Becomes a Battle
for bringing a supplemental bill to the floor late next week or the following week.
Hispanic Caucus Demands Action
</p> Democratic leaders moved to schedule a series of hearings on the Shuler bill in response to a number of Democrats who have signed onto a Republican-backed discharge petition to bring the enforcement
An Extra Ordinary Earmark — Even for Don Young
</p> Originally, this was a simple road-widening project in southwest Florida’s Interstate 75 — a pittance in the engorged, pork-filled $286.4 billion highway bill.
GOP Makes FISA Bid
</p> Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.), along with Republican Reps.