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The proposed bill would give D.C. a voting Member of Congress while also giving a temporary at-large seat to conservative-leaning Utah.
in consultation with both Republicans and Democrats to find a bipartisan solution to what is a very large problem and one that we think will be addressed very soon,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill
</p> The chamber also has launched an effort to defeat the Democratic version of the financial reform bill now being considered by Congress.
A great reform would be to cut the number of Senate-confirmable posts, which have ballooned unreasonably in recent decades, something attacked in another bipartisan bill introduced by Sens.
</p> ASA continues to have Peter Barash of Gordon/Barash Associates Inc. on retainer.</p> </p> Off the Market.
</p> These concerns gained additional credibility in December 2006.
</p> At the Republican retreat in January, Rep.
</p> “We have 41 Senators who want to play a part in a bill that should be a bipartisan bill,” Alexander said, adding that the bill would need to be bipartisan “either before it goes on the floor or before
</p> Unlike the Byrd Rule point of order, which only excises offending provisions, the Pepper Rule point of order blocks consideration of the entire bill.
</p> For instance, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) charged on the Senate floor Thursday that McConnell’s opposition to the bill is based on talking points written by GOP
A bill under consideration in the Education and Labor Committee, however, will prove to make these next few weeks anything but easy.
House Democrats have locked down at least one Republican vote for a new campaign finance bill that is expected to debut this week.
Ginny Brown-Waite’s (R-Fla.) voice mail just days after she voted against the health care reform bill.
Mark Udall (D) to sign on to the gun show bill. The state’s other Democratic Senator, Michael Bennet, has already agreed to co-sponsor the legislation introduced by Sens.
</p> Out of the Woods.
</p> Brainard’s nomination has been pending on the Senate calendar since December.
</p> But “the talking is almost over and now we need to move and make decisions about whether or not we’re going to support this legislation,” Dodd said.