The Foggy, Imperfect, No-Good End Game on DHS Funding
</p> “I don’t know,” said one Republican member, noting widespread disappointment that the Senate didn’t put up a bigger fight. </p> “I’m not going to support a clean bill,” the lawmaker said.
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The Foggy, Imperfect, No-Good End Game on DHS Funding
</p> “On background, we’re going to end up caving,” the member said. “We’ll get enough Republicans to pass a clean [DHS bill].”
Back to Basics: Keep ‘Em Separated | Commentary
</p> Just prior to the congressional recess, the Senate was unable to debate a House-passed funding bill for DHS because Senate Democrats filibustered the “motion to proceed” over objections to provisions
Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline
President Barack Obama has vetoed the Keystone Pipeline bill as promised, using his veto pen for just the third time and the first since 2010, Roll Call reports.
Ted Cruz Learns When to Fold
</p> On Wednesday, Cruz told reporters including The Associated Press’ Erica Werner that he wouldn’t try to delay a final vote on a “clean” DHS bill long sought by the White House and Senate Democrats
Boehner: ‘We’re in Wait-and-See Mode’ on DHS Funding
</p> </p> That is, however, where the strategy ends, at least in terms of what’s being articulated publicly.
Ted Strickland Announces Senate Run in Ohio
</p> In his statement announcing his bid, Strickland mentioned neither Portman nor Sittenfeld.
Obama Reiterates Immigration Veto Threat in Telemundo Town Hall (Updated)
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) Updated 7:31 p.m. | President Barack Obama’s town hall airing now on Telemundo included a vow to veto any efforts to roll back his immigration executive actions —
D.C. Stands Up to Congress on Marijuana Legalization (Updated)
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) “We would encourage the Congress to not be so concerned about overturning what 7 out of 10 voters said should be the law in the District of Columbia,” Bowser later
D.C. Stands Up to Congress on Marijuana Legalization (Updated)
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) “We would encourage the Congress to not be so concerned about overturning what 7 out of 10 voters said should be the law in the District of Columbia,” Bowser later
Congressional Republicans All Over CPAC Lineup
</p> Zinke is one of five House GOP freshman slated to speak at the annual conservative confab, according to an agenda distributed by organizers .
Remembrance of Shutdowns Past
</p> Related: </p> McConnell Throws in Towel on DHS Fight, but Reid Waiting for Boehner to Cave </p> McConnell Offers Plan to Break DHS Logjam </p> Hoyer on Short-Term DHS Bill: ‘Cross That
Remembrance of Shutdowns Past
</p> “When the American people elect divided government, they’re not saying they don’t want anything done.
Congress Investigating D.C. Marijuana Legalization
But Chaffetz, who has experience with disapproval resolutions (he introduced one in 2010 to block D.C.’s same-sex marriage bill), said a resolution was not necessary because Congress already blocked the
Obama Reiterates Immigration Veto Threat in Telemundo Town Hall (Updated)
</p> Related:</p> Harry Reid Decides to Take Yes for an Answer </p> On DHS Funding, House Republicans Agree to Wait on Senate </p> House GOP in Holding Pattern on Funding DHS </p> McConnell
Congress Investigating D.C. Marijuana Legalization
</p> The lawmakers’ committees have jurisdiction over D.C. and the assertion is not a surprise.
Fate of Obamacare Hinges on Six Words
The IRS rule “tries to achieve through regulatory fiat what [the health care law] supporters could not achieve through the political process: a health care bill that does not rely on state cooperation.
McConnell Throws in Towel on DHS Fight, but Reid Is Waiting for Boehner to Cave (Updated)
</p> Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner, didn’t say whether the Ohio Republican would go along with a clean bill.
McConnell Throws in Towel on DHS Fight, but Reid Is Waiting for Boehner to Cave (Updated)
</p> “We have to make sure that we get a bill to the president,” Reid said. “Unless Boehner’s in on the deal, it won’t happen.”
House GOP in Holding Pattern on Funding DHS
</p> On the flip side, some House Republicans are questioning if the Republican Party as a whole could weather the political storm of opposing a “clean” DHS spending bill.