Experts Set Off Alarms Over McCain’s Defense Acquisition Overhaul
</p> </p> A House-Senate conference is now writing the final fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill.
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</p> </p> A House-Senate conference is now writing the final fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill.
</p> But Sen.
(Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) For a number of ambitious Republicans in Louisiana, a whole lot hinges on the state’s gubernatorial election later this year — and Sen. David Vitter.
</p> The new version of the bill would not give any money to the Susan G.
</p> But don’t expect their help to pass another stopgap bill in July, House Democrats warned their Republican colleagues. Right.
If senators want to revive the Export-Import Bank as part of the upcoming highway bill debate, they’re going to have to do it the hard way. </p> That was one key takeaway from GOP Sens.
</p> That bill would have directed the Treasury to sell commemorative coins and give the proceeds to the Susan G.
</p> </p> Congress has yet to find a way to pay for a long-term bill, however.
</p> That bill would have directed the Treasury to sell commemorative coins and give the proceeds to the Susan G.
</p> (CQ Roll Call File Photo) <p class="p1">As the Republicans’ new majority closed in on its first 100 days in power, Speaker Newt Gingrich’s colleagues arranged an April Fools’ antic during the April
</p> </p> And it looks like Congress is about to do the same thing at the end of July.</p> </p> It does not have to be this way.
</p> Conservative Republicans from the House and Senate, led by Texas Sen.
</p> Amid debate about the Confederate battle flag, House Republicans have put a hold on the appropriations process, including the Interior spending bill that posed the biggest threat yet to Gehry’s
</p> </p> Sen.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Seldom do you hear people described as “dirty slimebags” at a Senate hearing.
</p> On Tuesday, staff confirmed they were pulling the bill for now and would be looking at ways of revising the legislation.
</p> Asked if Boehner knew that Democrats were going to bring up a Confederate flag amendment on every appropriations bill, Fleming said, “No, but he just knows Nancy Pelosi.”
Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said a bill might ultimately need to bypass Grassley. </p> “Well obviously we’d like him to come on board on the bill but it’s not a surprise.