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</p> “Sour milk goes into a biscuit,” she said. “A stale strawberry goes into a pie.” </p> But in Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s home, the fight over when food goes bad is a different matter.
</p> The $1.9 billion supplemental spending amendment that he and Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson really wanted fell 10 votes short of the 60 votes needed to overcome procedural obstacles.
</p> We are intimately familiar with our nation’s state and federal prison systems.
</p> His father came to the U.S. during the 1920s famine in Syria.
</p> “Damned if I know,” said House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop when asked about the timing of the bill.
</p> The Senate passed a bill by voice vote allowing American citizens to sue foreign governments believed to be linked to terror attacks on U.S. soil.
By Thomas McKinless</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> <p class="p1">After the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a provision in the defense authorization bill that would require women to register for the
</p> [Related: How Zika Could Bite the GOP] White House officials have stopped short of fully embracing the Senate bill, which passed on Tuesday.
</p> <p class="p1"> [Related: 9/11 First Responders, Jon Stewart Push for Health Care Benefits] </p> “I think we’ll see it succeed before this Congress adjourns,” said Harold A.
</p> A rule dictating the scheduling of amendments to the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill struck provisions that would have required women to register with the Selective Service System and instead
When House Republicans added a provision to a sweeping defense bill that appeared to open the door to discrimination in government-wide contracting based on sexuality and gender identity, Democrats objected
</p> Appropriators adopted by voice vote a proposal from Rep.
</p> More often than not, they’ve been spoilers, or just gadflies. </p> But this year is different. </p> The outsiders have come in from the cold.
</p> “We just won Kentucky!” Clinton tweeted, thanking supporters.
</p> The rule also contains a provision that, upon adoption, would automatically modify the bill to strike provisions that would require women between the ages of 18 and 26 to register with the draft
</p> [Related: Trump, Change Agent, Hasn’t Changed in Decades ] </p> This has long been the case on Capitol Hill due, in part, to the deference given to seniority.
</p> [ Related: Podcast: Congress Eyes Expanding Draft to Women ] </p> The language was added to the bill approved in committee last month, 32-30, winning the backing of six Republicans
</p> Rogers said the money in his bill would be available through September, and any future funding would be considered as part of the ongoing fiscal 2017 appropriations process.
Some GOP House members are trying to strip a provision from the defense authorization bill that they fear would lead to more discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.