Hoyer Doubts Divided GOP Will Bring Farm Bill, Background Checks to Floor
</p> He said the farm bill remains too controversial within the Republican Conference to be cleared for floor action, despite the fact that Speaker John A.
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</p> He said the farm bill remains too controversial within the Republican Conference to be cleared for floor action, despite the fact that Speaker John A.
</p> “This bill would be the biggest commitment to border security in our nation’s history,” Obama declared.
</p> The Senate later voted 84-15 on the motion to proceed to the bill itself, with Grassley switching his vote from “no” on cloture to “yes” on proceeding to the bill and Sen.
</p> It seems certain that at least 52 of the 54 Senate Democrats will vote in favor of beginning substantive deliberations on the bill.
</p> </p> “I think it is appropriate that I spend a few minutes explaining the bill in Spanish, a language that has been spoken in this country since Spanish missionaries founded St.
Reform Groups today urged senators to join three freshmen, five Republicans, and 26 other Democrats in co-sponsoring a bill that would require electronic filing of campaign finance reports by Senate candidates
“But when you have a camouflage uniform that can’t be used, can’t be worn in combat … I just think we can’t afford that right now. ”</p> Duckworth and Illinois Democrat Bill Enyart, the other co-sponsor
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</p> “There is plenty of room to have this debate without compromising our surveillance sources or methods or tipping our hand to our enemies.
</p> Regarding immigration reform, Boehner reiterated his concerns about the bill the Senate is beginning to consider this week, saying he expected the House’s proposal to be “to the right” of the other
</p> House appropriators this week will mark up a defense spending bill that will break the cap set for discretionary defense spending and subject the Pentagon to new automatic budget cuts unless Republicans
</p> When a committee colleague once taunted him that he didn’t have the votes to stop from being reported a bill Dingell opposed, he responded, “Yeah, but I’ve got the gavel,” with which he banged the
</p> When a committee colleague once taunted him that he didn’t have the votes to stop from being reported a bill Dingell opposed, he responded, “Yeah, but I’ve got the gavel,” with which he banged the
Mike Lee, R-Utah, who was among a group of eight senators introducing a bill Tuesday to require the declassification of important Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions related to the NSA, said
</p> “That would be a serious mistake.
</p> Conservatives aren’t excited about a potential Noem Senate bid either.
</p> Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. Coach/DH Elected 1996 Home: Paterson, N.J. Hits R | Throws R | Votes L </p> Pascrell will be wearing a Fordham University jersey, No. 1.
</p> Roberts was the ranking member on the Agriculture Committee last Congress and supported last year’s bill.
Boehner said Monday that he and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., will urge an open farm bill debate when the bill comes to the floor later this month — and will support efforts to amend the bill on