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</p> Farm bill negotiators were ironing out the final details of the farm agreement Monday afternoon, with the goal of filing the conference report in the House Monday evening, House and Senate sources
</p> Earlier this month, Senate Republicans filibustered a bill that would have extended lapsed jobless benefits to millions of Americans.
</p> Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are rolling out the red carpet for flesh-and-blood political statements from all walks of life, including: </p> Budding Politicos Sen.
</p> Some unload on conservative policies (such as Ronald Reagan’s famous “trickle down” philosophy):</p> (Courtesy Egar Enterprises) </p> (Courtesy Peter Raber) </p> A few enjoy lampooning comically
</p> “We look for legislative opportunities to move the ball forward on this issue,” Polis said. “The appropriate area would either be appropriations amendments or a standalone bill.”
</p> In this year’s edition, he’s especially critical of the 16-day federal government shutdown.
</p> The underlying causes of this violence are deep-seated in many communities.
</p> “I will submit to Congress for 1999 the first balanced budget in 30 years,” Bill Clinton told the 105th Congress on Jan. 27, 1998.
</p> “As congressional appropriators put the final touches on a huge spending bill in recent weeks, they slashed Afghanistan development aid by half and barred U.S. defense officials from embarking on
</p> Environmental groups disagree with the farm groups’ claims that such information should be kept private.
Durbin, D-Ill., was the helium reserve bill.
</p> The Delaware Democrat said the filing raises concerns that extend beyond USIS itself. He highlighted a bill that’s already been drafted that’s designed to address the background check issues.
</p> Despite the budget agreement reached by Murray and Ryan, many expect continued budget stalemate in coming years.</p> The 2014 midterm elections are another factor.
a bill to fund the government until Democrats agreed to scale back the 2010 health law.
</p> Michael McCaul</p> Rep.
</p> And so it’s possible that the required legislation will be cleared even before Valentine’s Day.
Frank Pallone Jr. and Bill Pascrell Jr. released a statement in reaction to reports that their home state had canceled its contract with Hammerman & Gainer Inc., a Louisiana firm overseeing a billion-dollar
</p> And what I know from my professional experience is that the so-called SAFE Act, a bill pending in the House that would allow all 50 states and all localities to enact their own immigration enforcement
Firestone agrees with the Senator: “We don’t get to say this very often on The Times editorial page, but Senator John McCain was absolutely right last week to decry a secret deal in the 2014 spending bill
His bill would make possession of less than one ounce of marijuana a civil violation subject to a $25 fine, and would make smoking in public a civil violation punishable with a $100 fine.