Reid: Loretta Lynch Will be Attorney General
</p> </p> “Loretta Lynch will get confirmed,” Reid said. “We’re not going to let this one be held up, and we have ways of handling this.”
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</p> </p> “Loretta Lynch will get confirmed,” Reid said. “We’re not going to let this one be held up, and we have ways of handling this.”
implications of a measure he’s sponsored to increase the role of Congress in any potential Iran nuclear agreement, saying he has had “no conversations with the White House about the substance” of the bill
</p> Late Monday, Rep.
</p> </p> The announcement came on the heels of a direct appeal to senators from Secretary of State John Kerry and Energy Secretary Ernest J.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Once upon a time, presidential candidates were expected to have more than passing experience in government, as well as the maturity and wisdom that sometimes come
</p> A cutout of Liberace graces the corridor outside’s Titus’ Cannon office. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Q: What is your favorite pastime? Well, traveling with my husband.
</p> </p> The bill would require the courts to shift the costs of patent litigation to the losing party unless some vague criteria are satisfied.
</p> This year, the trend toward youth and/or inexperience has continued. Texas Sen.
</p> Contrary to some shorthand press reports, the bill does not require Congress to approve the nuclear agreement for the sanctions relief to take effect, nor does it force Congress even to vote on
</p> Budget rules allow a reconciliation bill to avoid a Senate filibuster, so it is frequently used to pass policies that wouldn’t survive that chamber’s typical procedural hurdles.
</p> The House passed a bipartisan bill to finally clean up the SGR mess before departing for the April recess, a deal negotiated at the behest of Speaker John A.
</p> Budget rules allow a reconciliation bill to avoid a Senate filibuster, so it is frequently used to pass policies that wouldn’t survive that chamber’s typical procedural hurdles.
</p> He revealed that he spoke to Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., earlier in the morning to discuss the prospect of bringing up the senator’s Iran bill — a bill that would effectively
</p> He revealed that he spoke to Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., earlier in the morning to discuss the prospect of bringing up the senator’s Iran bill — a bill that would effectively
Last year, he tried to gut a version of the bipartisan bill, which the Obama administration backs, with an amendment in committee.
</p> </p> But lawmakers approved an amendment to the annual House defense appropriations bill by Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democrat Zoe Lofgren of California that would have barred the
</p> Immigration is a central issue, and Rubio was part of a bipartisan group of senators known as the “gang of eight” that, in 2013, produced an overhaul bill.
</p> </p> The groups feel emboldened because of a vote the House took last June on an amendment to the annual Defense Department appropriations bill.
</p> And on the other side, while the liberal Center for American Progress praised Alexander and Murray for some provisions of the bill, Executive Vice President for Policy Carmel Martin also made a
</p> </p> As a result of the D.C.