With One Exception, Lawmakers Prepare for Pope Francis (Updated)
</p> A small survey of some of his colleagues, however, suggested Gosar was in the vast minority. </p> Fellow conservative Rep.
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</p> A small survey of some of his colleagues, however, suggested Gosar was in the vast minority. </p> Fellow conservative Rep.
</p> Members of Congress are well aware Francis won’t be using his platform to advocate for, say, a long-term highway bill or reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
</p> Members of Congress are well aware Francis won’t be using his platform to advocate for, say, a long-term highway bill or reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
The bill also aims to assist prosecutors with cases involving drugs similar to already listed Schedule I substances. </p> “These drugs occupy a legal gray area,” Dent said.
The bill also aims to assist prosecutors with cases involving drugs similar to already listed Schedule I substances.</p> “These drugs occupy a legal gray area,” Dent said.
</p> But, there were six exceptions: Three Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats against the bill, while two Democrats joined the majority of Republicans in favor.
</p> Current rules set a 60-vote threshold for any bill to clear a cloture motion.
By Thomas McKinless and Adriel Bettelheim and Jane Norman and JM Rieger</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">CQ Roll Call’s Adriel Bettelheim is joined by Economy and Budget Editor Jane Norman to map
</p> Current rules set a 60-vote threshold for any bill to clear a cloture motion.
McClintock has made no secret of his opposition to a number of HFC tactics, including the HFC’s opposition to a three-week spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, HFC members voting against
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</p> Unlike many federal programs with a “Washington-knows-best” approach, HOME is driven by local needs and demands.
</p> With this shift, not only is passing legislation on criminal justice reform a possibility for the first time since the 1990s Clinton crime bill, it’s also one of the only issues that can bring together
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) In a district that’s been in Republican hands for seven terms, Democrats have at least two candidates lined up to contest the newly open race for retiring Minnesota
</p> Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and a handful of other Democrats, including those representing scores of federal workers in Maryland and Virginia, introduced a bill Thursday to ensure
“I’m skeptical the Senate will ever overcome their 60-vote rule and so we need to do what we can to get that bill to the president’s desk.”
</p> Despite the congressman’s optimism, the circumstances surrounding efforts to pass a government spending bill this year are particularly challenging.</p> Speaker John A.
</p> </p> McCain’s version of the fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill (S 1376), which passed the Senate this summer, requires the administration to submit a plan, subject to congressional approval
</p> A bill by Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kansas, filed before the August recess would prohibit money or other valuable consideration in return for fetal tissue — directly targeting the issue at hand.
</p> Despite the congressman’s optimism, the circumstances surrounding efforts to pass a government spending bill this year are particularly challenging. </p> Speaker John A.