Bill Frist’s Plane Trip Was in the Toilet
</p> </p> .@united I booked a first class seat and now I’m in the very last row next to a bathroom that’s in heavy rotation.</p> — Bill Frist, M.D.
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CodePink Protests Democratic Supporters of Iran Sanctions
bill, which President Barack Obama has threatened to veto.
Omnibus Sails Through the Senate
The allure of recess won out Thursday as senators sped up the timeline and cleared a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill.
Reid, Schumer Encouraged by Boehner’s Immigration Push
</p> “Any movement I like,” Reid said, adding “it’s way too early” to say if Democrats would back the bill.</p> “I am happy [the House] is doing something,” Reid said.</p> Sen. Charles E.
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Voting Rights Act Fix (Updated)
</p> Sensenbrenner said the bill “includes strong, nationwide anti-discrimination protections and continues to permit states to enact reasonable voter ID laws.
Gillibrand Remains Optimistic on Military Sexual Assault Bill
But optimism can’t change a whip count, and now the New York Democrat is conceding that the initial vote on her bill is unlikely to be successful,” Defense One reports.
Champions of Voting Rights Act Compromise Are Cautiously Optimistic
</p> They added that their bill, fiercely negotiated behind closed doors for several months, would satiate that appetite.</p> “I think we have hit a goldmine here,” said Rep.
As Obama Presses Senate, Reid Holds Cards Close on Iran
</p> So far, the White House efforts appear to be holding the line, although Sen.
McCain: Putting Drone Language in Classified Omnibus Annex ‘Outrageous’
John McCain is incensed about a report that says the omnibus spending bill essentially blocks the transfer of CIA drone operations to the Pentagon.
NRCC Spends Almost $100,000 in Florida Special Election
</p> According to an NRCC source, at least part of that money will go toward this Web ad:</p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Georgia Farmers Are Just Nuts About Saxby Chambliss
</p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Carol Browner Is in at ‘Oceans 17’ | Downtown Moves
</p> Browner, who was President Bill Clinton’s top environmental regulator from 1993 to 2001, was also President Barack Obama’s top climate change adviser during President Barack Obama’s first term.
Coburn Will Retire After 113th Congress (Updated)
Notably, Coburn’s early retirement announcement came on the same day the Senate passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill.</p> However, Coburn did not cast a vote on that measure Thursday.
House Passes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus
</p> Many of these members acknowledged earlier in the day and week that they weren’t excited about the 1,582-page bill (which many had not read), but said would vote for it anyway.
Cochran Baits Primary Hook With Catfish Fight
I think he’s holding up the whole bill, I’ve heard,” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said, before adding that he is not a farm bill conferee.</p> “It’s crazy,” McCain continued.
Eisenhower Memorial Losing Support from Congress
</p> The fiscal 2014 omnibus funding bill also effectively blocks construction on the four-acre site just off the National Mall until the next round of appropriations.
Exemption to Abortion Bill
The District’s autonomy, or lack thereof, again became fodder for House Judiciary Committee debate as the panel marked up a bill Wednesday that would permanently prevent D.C. from spending locally raised
Welcome Back, You Crazy Kids!
</p> — Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) January 15, 2014 </p> </p> We prefer to think of Cruz as the Senate’s wildest card.</p> </p> Rep.
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Sustainable Growth Rate? | Commentary
</p> More recently, the two committees passed their own versions of the SGR reform bill. The Senate bill holds rates flat through 2023, and the House bill provides an increase through 2016.
Democratic Women Clog Rayburn Hallway to Protest Anti-Abortion Bill
They stood alongside female colleagues and abortion rights protesters for a makeshift protest of the markup of a bill to restrict funding for the procedure.