Senators Pretty Much Done for the Week
Reid, whose office is closed Wednesday due to the blizzard-like conditions in Washington, D.C., announced Tuesday that the jobs bill would likely be punted to the next work period, which begins on Feb.
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Michigan’s Ehlers Announces Retirement
</p> Other names being floated as possible candidates include state Sen.
Boeing Vs. Northrop Tanker Feud Intensifies as End Nears
</p> Randy Belote likens the battle over a contract for the Air Force’s next generation of aerial refueling tankers to the movie “Groundhog Day” — in which a weatherman played by actor Bill Murray repeats
Reid Backs Off Threat to Push for Votes on Jobs Bill
</p> “We must do that. … I want every member of the Caucus to understand the jobs bill,” Reid said.</p> Whether the extra time will help Reid’s cause is unclear.
Senate Republicans Say No Jobs Deal Yet
</p> “We expect to introduce the bill today,” Reid told reporters after returning to the Capitol from the White House, where Senate and House leaders met with President Barack Obama for about an hour
Obama’s Bipartisan Meeting With Hill Leaders Produces Little
</p> It is “hard to predict” where there is agreement in the jobs bill, McConnell said. “This is a package that is kind of a work in progress.
Reid Expects Votes to Begin Earlier Than Originally Scheduled
</p> McConnell added: “My Members need to be able to feel like they understand what they are being called upon to support.
Pelosi: Democrats Will ‘Definitely’ Retain Majority
</p> “What really went into this? And there’s no question that an element of it was concern about the deficit and the rest.”
Obama Presses Hill Leaders to Come Together on Jobs
</p> Obama said “a good place to start” in forging bipartisanship is by moving on a jobs bill.
Senate GOP Leaders Seek Ground Rules for Health Summit
a new bill through a committee process that could take six to eight months to complete.
Snow Confuses Congress’ Plans
like a stimulus bill than it does a jobs creation bill.”
Trumka: Time for Hill to Get Health Reform Right
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Health care reform can’t wait. And it doesn’t have to. </p> A Senate majority can fix the Senate’s flawed health care bill and get it to the House for final passage.
Top House Republicans Set Ground Rules for Health Care Talks
</p> House and Senate leaders have considered having the House send the Senate’s bill to the president and then have both chambers pass a package of fixes using filibuster-proof budget reconciliation
GOP Fears Obama’s Health Summit Is a Trap
House bill — is a nonstarter.
Road Map: Agenda Idles as Recess Looms
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Senate Democrats are still digging out from their crushing loss in the Massachusetts Senate special election, and their agenda this work period has shown that.</p> Before Sen.
Roberts: Providing Better Health Care for Federal Employees
</p> Prevent PBMs from forcing participating pharmacies into certain contract terms as a condition of participating in a particular pharmacy network. </p> However, the bill could be improved.
Nation: Latino Voting Bloc Key Factor in Midterms
</p> Democrats, the experts said, run the risk of alienating Latino voters if they don’t push hard for a reform bill in Congress this year.
Road to 2012 Is Paved With PAC Donations
</p> Leading the way in largesse are South Dakota Sen.
Murtha’s Death Stuns Democratic Ranks
</p> “Our state has lost its giant,” Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) said.
Fiscally Unaccountable Debt-Limit Maneuver Puts House on Autopilot
That’s what happened in 1985 when the Senate Republican majority tacked the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act onto a debt-limit bill.