House GOP Tries to Smoke Out Democrats on Highway Bill
</p> But Democrats have resisted those efforts, hoping to force the GOP to simply take up a Senate-passed two-year bill.
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</p> But Democrats have resisted those efforts, hoping to force the GOP to simply take up a Senate-passed two-year bill.
of the bill intact.
The Senate approved its bill on a bipartisan vote, 74-22.</p> Given the events of the past two days, it’s unclear whether House Democrats would vote for the proposed 90-day extension.</p> Rep.
</p> For months, the cosmetics industry has been fighting a bill introduced by Rep.
</p> To me, the argument that this bill would discourage people from running for Congress simply does not hold water.
</p> Scalia said asking Congress to fix the remainder of the bill struck him as less democratic than striking the whole bill, citing the need for 60 votes in the Senate to overturn the rest of the law
She said she was heartened by the justices, led by Antonin Scalia, doubting whether the bill could or should be salvaged.
</p> So finds Bill Horner, a University of Missouri political science professor who sees little evidence that modern politicians can handle becoming a national punch line.
</p> Florida: Democrats Ask Court to Trash New House Map </p> The Florida Democratic Party filed a motion in state court Monday asking a judge to declare the Sunshine State’s Republican-drawn Congressional
</p> The super PAC will consider picking a side in three upcoming primaries between two Democratic Members: Reps. Bill Pascrell and Steven Rothman in New Jersey, Reps.
</p> Of course, the Navy’s leadership in finding alternative energy sources is not new.
</p> Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.), who succeeded his father, former Rep. Bill Clay (D-Mo.), explained that one has to walk a careful line in succeeding a parent.
</p> Although the Ohio Republican appears dead set against moving the Senate bill this week, it remains unclear how he will proceed after Democratic opposition forced Republicans to pull a 60-day extension
billion transportation bill.
</p> The Virginia Republican’s bill, which had been modified by the Senate last week, passed on a 380-41 vote, with 145 Democrats joining all voting Republicans in supporting it.
Schumer noted that it was an idea originally proposed by Republicans in the early 1990s to counter President Bill Clinton’s government-run health care plan, and years later it was implemented by Romney
</p> “What we’re seeing now is baffling.
In Delaney’s corner are President Bill Clinton, Rep.
</p> It could mean everything.</p> Let’s assume the mandate is upheld. Young people will feel an immediate effect because they are the primary target of the law’s linchpin mandate.
</p> Feingold struck a similar note.</p> “We put a brick on top of a wall, and the brick is intact, but the wall was smashed by the Citizens United decision,” Feingold told Roll Call.