Broad Coalition of Senators Pushes Farm Bill
A bipartisan group of 44 Senators sent a letter today urging leadership to allow for “timely” action on the pending farm bill reauthorization.</p> Sens.
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
3,749 results for "p/bill"
Needham and Chapman: Farm Bill Provides Fertile Ground for Change
</p> Last year, House Republican leaders scoffed when we told them a new highway bill would be a tough sell to conservatives.
Schedules Hamper Highway Bill Timeline
</p> Boxer said aides to top negotiators have moved beyond the organizational level and are now debating key elements of the bill.
Senate Reauthorizes Export-Import Bank
</p> The bill was approved 78-20 — with all 20 “no” votes cast by Republicans — and now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. The House passed the measure last week 330-93.
Grayer: Mandatory Minimums in VAWA Reauthorization Are Counterproductive
They undermine the goals of the VAWA and should be eliminated before a final bill is sent to the president.
House GOP Resets the Gas Price Campaign
</p> During next week’s House recess, McCarthy’s nine-member team — Reps.
Michigan: Filing Deadline Arrives With No Surprises
</p> The Wolverine State’s Congressional races were set today, when the candidate filing period closed at 4 p.m.
Minnesota: Delegation to Headline Rick Nolan Fundraiser
</p> “We’re all in this together,” McCollum’s chief of staff, Bill Harper, said.
Fed Nominees Will Get a Vote Thursday
</p> “These two Fed nominations and Fed monetary policy are tremendously important matters,” Vitter said in a statement.
Context Often a Casualty in ‘War on Women’
</p> And MSNBC host Ed Schultz presented the same numbers as “facts” on his show last month.</p> “The leader of the Republican Party says the ‘war on women’ is a lie.
Stark and Cassidy: Dyslexia Is Bipartisan Issue With Solutions
</p> Without a doubt, there are successful dyslexics.
House ‘Reconciliation’ Bill Was Anything But
</p> There are two theories as to why the Republican leadership moved ahead with this bill last week even though it wasn’t what it claimed to be and will never be enacted.
Senate Filibuster Is in No Real Danger
</p> Republicans wanted to offer five amendments to the Export-Import Bank bill, including a Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) amendment to phase out the bank.
Senate Set to Reauthorize Export-Import Bank
</p> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) tried to pressure Senate Republicans to accept without any changes the Export-Import Bank bill passed by the House last week on a vote of 330 to 93.
Cornyn Gives Texas-Sized Tome as Gift
</p> Caro’s book was released amid a swirl of hype May 1 — President Bill Clinton even penned a review of it for the New York Times.
House Apple Products Have Buggy Afternoon
</p> But late last week, they might have been wishing for their minimalist devices of yore (the allure of “Words With Friends” aside).
Summer Tax Cut Vote Could Boost GOP Strategy
</p> While the details of the plan are very much up in the air, one option being considered is passing a bill extending the 2001 and 2003 tax rates for one year along with a resolution affirming GOP principles
Communications With Congress Carry New Risks
But I am pretty sure that the restrictions on gathering political intelligence were removed from the bill before it was passed.
Gay-Rights Advocates Say Obama’s Stance Will Help Their Cause
</p> “We’ve been having a good sense of momentum since the bill passed in March,” Nix said. “This gives another boost to the campaign as we head into the summer and fall.”
Young: Why Spend Money on an Unneeded Facility?
</p> Fortunately, some in Congress have put partisan politics aside.