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</p> Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Frank J. Larkin, chairman of the Capitol Police Board, referred all inquiries to the Capitol Police.
</p> Inside, representatives from DC Vote, a group advocating for D.C. autonomy, and members of the D.C.
</p> “When he’s done, I’m done,” Jackson said. “When he starts, I start.” </p> This particular day started at 7:15 a.m., when Jackson picked Tester up for an early appointment.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) The GOP presidential field is now, officially, thicker with senators than at any time in the past two decades.
</p> Back to the Future </p> Just before retiring from the House and the chairmanship of Ways and Means last year, Michigan Republican Dave Camp introduced a 979-page tax overhaul bill that would
</p> But now President Barack Obama is no longer threatening a veto of the Corker-Cardin compromise bill, which might let Democrats support the measure.
</p> House appropriators unveiled a spending bill this week for military construction and veterans programs that would fall short of what the president wants, but would boost spending over the current
</p> The White House went Tuesday from vowing to veto the Corker-Menendez Iran bill to backing an emerging compromise, with caveats.
</p> “I’ve had no conversations with the White House about the substance of the bill.
</p> “I’ve had no conversations with the White House about the substance of the bill.
According to Photo Editor Bill Clark, the Tidal Basin was packed with photographers and tourists at sunrise.
</p> </p> The subcommittee was working from a bill (HR 1735) that would provide $76.6 billion in discretionary spending, which would be $4.6 billion more than Congress appropriated for fiscal 2015,
</p> </p> McConnell reaffirmed the Senate’s need to address human-trafficking legislation before moving to a vote to confirm Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch, and McConnell also said Sen.
</p> </p> “On something like 17 occasions, we’ve gone through these so-called short-term fixes, under which we have largely whacked providers far beyond what I think was appropriate.
</p> The bill, which Corker drafted with Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has already come under a veto threat from the White House.
As the Senate prepares to take up a bill that would let Congress reject a nuclear agreement with Iran, Speaker John A. Boehner reaffirmed Tuesday that he’s waiting for that bill with open arms.
</p> The bill, which Corker drafted with Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has already come under a veto threat from the White House.
</p> At about the time Corker’s panel passed its measure, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was beginning its deliberations on a bill to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education
Boehner reaffirmed Tuesday he’s waiting for that bill with open arms. </p> “Congress absolutely should have the opportunity to review this deal,” Boehner said Tuesday.