More Nays Than Yeas in GOP Search for Speaker
</p> Republican Reps. Jason Chaffetz of Utah and Rep.
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</p> Republican Reps. Jason Chaffetz of Utah and Rep.
</p> McCarthy Drops Out of Race for Speaker </p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> But Livingston shocked his colleagues and nation when he announced on Dec. 19, 1998 — in the middle of House debate over
to impeach President Bill Clinton — that he would not be ascending to the speakership and would also be resigning his House seat.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Updated 2:50 p.m. | House Republicans were in disarray Thursday after House GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy unexpectedly took himself out of the race for House speaker.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) When Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy entered the Ways and Means Committee room Thursday, almost everyone expected him to exit as the Republican nominee to be speaker.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Rep. Walter B. Jones of North Carolina wants leadership candidates to confess to their “misdeeds” before they can be elected by their peers. Rep.
</p> Chaffetz Still Running for Speaker After McCarthy Announcement </p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Sanford also said, “I was actually here for the succession of [Newt] Gingrich handing the baton to
</p> After the markup, Johnson was optimistic the bill would head to the Senate floor.
</p> </p> In a 70-27 vote, the Senate adopted the conference report for the fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill (HR 1735).
</p> </p> The Senate’s six-year highway and transit bill (HR 22) would reauthorize Amtrak and contains a provision that would extend the PTC deadline to Dec. 31, 2018.
</p> Sen. Barbara A.
</p> That bill was introduced by Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Republican Patrick J.
Schumer was dubious on the prospects for a big deal on international tax changes to finance a highway bill, however.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) When in doubt, talk up Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s epic Benghazi gaffe.
The North Carolina Republican helped get a bill pulled from the floor in January that would have allowed a woman to have an abortion after 20 weeks only in a case of rape, incest or danger to her life,
</p> <p/> Speaker John A.
</p> Grayson wants two lawmakers investigated.
Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
</p> </p> I have introduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act to do just that.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Updated 11:30 a.m. | No politician wants to be accused of jeopardizing jobs in his or her state.</p> That’s the corner GOP Rep.