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With the Senate deadlocked over an anti-human trafficking bill and a confirmation vote for attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, Democrats again hammered Republicans at their weekly news conference Tuesday
</p> “The Texas Republican told reporters Monday that he intends to introduce the bill by “mid-week” next week, aiming to give members a month to provide feedback before HASC begins crafting its 2016
</p> So I am astonished that the STRONG Patents bill would undo these good things. Specifically, the bill does the following: </p> 1.
For example, when a public affairs employee of The Humane Society asked if a bill could be introduced in time to add it to the farm bill for House debate, Whitfield’s wife responded “Yes!”
</p> (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Per our spy, the trouble all started when United Airlines declared that the plane intended to whisk Illinois Republicans Rodney Davis, Robert Dold, Randy Hultgren and Mark
</p> House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans are gearing up to move forward on a bill reauthorizing vouchers in the nation’s capital, an initiative known as the D.C.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) A veritable bevy of Republican presidential hopefuls have already hired staff, wooed deep-pocketed contributors and made speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, proving
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Planning to protest a hearing on Capitol Hill? One warning is all you get under Frank J. Larkin, the Senate’s 40th sergeant-at-arms.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Rep. Mark DeSaulnier would be “quite wealthy” if he had a dime for every time someone said he had “big shoes to fill” as the successor to California Democrat George Miller.
</p> </p> But when a bill is this crucial to public health and safety, there’s another axiom to heed: “The devil is in the details.”
</p> </p> The Democrats’ bill focuses on improving patent quality as a way of reducing litigation, instead of giving defendants new rights in court.
</p> The Kentucky Republican said Sunday that Lynch’s nomination would be delayed if Democrats continue to block a trafficking bill over add-on abortion funding restrictions.
</p> The United for Patent Reform coalition has to win over congressional Democrats, who hold the key to getting a patent bill out of Congress, as well as Senate Republicans, who must feel confident the
</p> As the House returns Monday for its first legislative week after Republicans caved on the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, GOP leaders are gearing up for their next battle: the Sustainable
</p> </p> “She’s waited 128 days — that’s the longest any attorney general nominee has waited in some four decades,” Reid said.
</p> </p> So @KUAthletics and New Mexico State tip of at 11:15 AM CT on Friday. Care to make it interesting @RepLujanGrisham?</p> — Rep.
Bill Cassidy, R-La., stroked the Louisiana State University Tigers. </p> Congrats @LSUBasketball for making it into the NCAA tournament.
</p> “These bills are straightforward: they will ensure that those who work and study in the District are treated fairly,” the groups wrote.
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Given that old adage, “You can’t tell where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been,” casting a close eye over last year’s congressional voting patterns is
</p> He added caveats though. </p> He said he wanted to draw a difference between decriminalizing the drug and encouraging its use, and said drug abuse is a problem.