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The Oklahoman reports that “Oklahoma’s senators joined several other Republicans on Monday in urging defense bill negotiators to kill a provision requiring women to register for the draft beginning in
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) In the presidential election, GOP nominee Donald Trump now holds a 2-point lead over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, 44 percent to 42 percent.
</p> [Rep. Bob Dold Walks a Re-Election Tightrope in Illinois]</p> Dold’s campaign also objected to the ad.
</p> [Order in the House]</p> Another long-shot, if Republicans keep control of the House, is a request from Madeleine Z.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The Democrats’ campaign committee was heartened when their operatives saw the polling this summer that showed Hartman running close to Smucker, who had to endure a rough primary
Toomey has introduced a bill that would require the State Department to report on countries who are considered traffickers of illicit fentanyl.</p> Sen.
House Democrats want Congress this month to pass a short-term continuing resolution free of extraneous, partisan policy riders, and then enact an omnibus spending bill on or before Dec. 9, Minority Whip
Bill Shuster or his tea party opponent running as the Democratic candidate.
</p>Power of the purse One bill provided $40 billion to recover from the attacks and begin combating those responsible — an extraordinary sum amounting to 6 percent of regular discretionary spending for
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Pence to Capitol Hill Look for GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence in the Capitol.
And that’s why this bill will pass.”</p> <p class="p1">House lawmakers passed the bill by a voice vote under suspension of the rules, a procedure that requires a two-thirds majority for passage.
</p> Senators will take a procedural vote on a water resources bill that would authorize water infrastructure projects.
bill,” the Louisiana members wrote.
</p> [Obama to Veto ‘9/11 Families Bill’]</p> The meeting came as senior lawmakers and the White House try to agree on a stopgap measure to fund government programs and agencies into the new fiscal year
</p> The three-month stopgap spending bill on the table would include emergency aid to fight Zika as well as the fiscal 2017 Military Construction-VA bill, off-Hill sources with some knowledge of the
</p> At a news conference, Sánchez said the bill could be an alternative to raising the retirement age.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Having the district more to herself is just one part of what has made campaigning different this year, Cain said.
</p> Members of Congress concluded the week on the steps of the Capitol to mark the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
</p> The Obama administration opposes the bill, known as the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, over concerns that it could harm relations with Saudi Arabia, a key counterterrorism partner.
</p> Two sources familiar with GOP leadership’s thinking said that there are serious discussions about the Senate leaving after passing a bipartisan water resources bill and then a stopgap funding bill